Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans · CC BY-SA 3.0Venice has 3.9 jobs for every working resident: 195 people commute in to work
0% of workers have no commute at all; Louisiana has 8%. Venice has 197 jobs for 50 working residents. Only 4% work in Venice; the top destination outside it is Port Sulphur (16%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Venice, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 48 residents head out to work and 2 work right here.
About 410 people are in Venice on a workday afternoon, 57% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The daily trip into Venice
Where Venice clocks in
16% of workers
8% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
53% of the jobs in Venice make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Venice, 2013 → 2023: 336 → 197. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Venice’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Venice
of Venice workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 107 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Louisiana: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Half of Venice commutes less than 59 miles
About 60% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Venice
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Venice workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venice | – | — | — | — | $66,989 |
| Boothville | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Boothville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Venice’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Venice: questions
What is the median household income in Venice?
$66,989 (±$24,791) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Venice?
0.0%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Venice work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Port Sulphur (16%, 26 mi), New Orleans (8%, 62 mi), Gretna (6%, 59 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Venice without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Venice, from the people who make the trip.
More of Venice
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.