Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans · CC BY 3.0At 9.4%, unemployment in Violet is higher than in 93% of U.S. towns
16% of workers work from home, where Louisiana as a whole has 8%. The two grades for Violet are C− for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Household incomes here are lower than in 87% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Violet
Violet is a place people come home to
There are 142 jobs based in Violet, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Violet has about 2,200 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Violet workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 26 across Louisiana. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Violet works one town over
29% of working residents work in a town that borders Violet: New Orleans (26%) and Meraux (3%). Next door ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Income, poverty and work: Violet’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Violet is better than 21% of U.S. towns, #97 of 161 in Louisiana. Job access by car holds Violet’s grade up (ahead of 78% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Violet could be anywhere from D to B.
Who works in Violet, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 2,029 residents head out to work, 29 work right here, and 113 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Violet on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer than live here.
0.07 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 trip to work from Violet: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Violet workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,264 commuters (the 16% 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.
26% of working residents work in New Orleans
Where Violet clocks in
26% of workers
17% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 31% of the jobs in Violet
142 jobs are based in Violet.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Violet, 2013 → 2023: 253 → 142. 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 Violet’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Violet’s commute, mile by mile
About 16% 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.
Few in Violet walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Violet is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns, #108 of 161 in Louisiana. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, the same share as across Louisiana, on an EPA index of 5.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,512 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 12.1% of Violet households have no vehicle (Louisiana 8.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Violet’s commuters take a bus or train.
Violet places 3,300th of 4,112 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 299 | Hahnville LA | 3,520 | $101K | 6.7% | 0.0% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 766 | South Vacherie LA | 2,954 | $81K | 3.7% | 1.6% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 933 | Greenwood LA | 3,077 | $64K | 3.7% | 1.3% | 4% | A− |
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| 3,298 | Forks WA | 3,488 | $60K | 19.5% | 2.8% | 48% | C− |
| 3,299 | Elk Township OH | 3,217 | $61K | 21.2% | 3.5% | 18% | C− |
| 3,300 | Violet LA | 4,122 | $51K | 17.6% | 9.4% | 1% | C− |
| 3,301 | Port Richey FL | 3,655 | $51K | 20.7% | 5.6% | 3% | C− |
| 3,302 | Pitcairn PA | 2,953 | $36K | 15.4% | 11.4% | 2% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,112 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Violet, the top three, the last and three more from Louisiana.
Violet and its neighbors: 29% work next door
The biggest share goes to New Orleans (26%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Violet workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violet | – | C− | C+ | 35 min | $51,038 |
| Meraux | 3% | B | B− | 33 min | $76,021 |
| New Orleans | 26% | C | A+ | 23 min | $56,631 |
| Poydras | under 2% | C | C+ | 40 min | $59,105 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Violet’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 Violet: questions
What is the median household income in Violet?
$51,038 (±$5,747) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Violet?
17.6%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Violet?
35 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Violet work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Orleans (26%, 11 mi), Chalmette (17%, 6 mi), Metairie (6%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Violet walkable?
Violet is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Violet without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Violet, from the people who make the trip.
More of Violet
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.