Evergreen Plantation · Photo: Clément Bardot · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Wallace works elsewhere
42 jobs are based in Wallace for 262 working residents. Hardly any work in Wallace; the top destination outside it is Reserve (11%, 7 miles). Working residents average 31 minutes each way (Louisiana 26, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Wallace and work: the main findings
Wallace is a place people come home to
There are 42 jobs based in Wallace, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wallace has about 570 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Wallace workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 26 across Louisiana. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 262 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Wallace
On a workday 262 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Wallace on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer 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.
About 31 minutes to work from Wallace
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wallace workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 390 commuters (the 10% 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.
The places Wallace commutes to
Where Wallace clocks in
11% of workers
9% 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.
What Wallace’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wallace, 2013 → 2023: 49 → 42. 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 Wallace’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Wallace
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.
The towns around Wallace
The biggest share goes to Edgard (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wallace workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace | – | — | — | 31 min | $38,389 |
| Edgard | 3% | C+ | D− | 31 min | $68,953 |
| Garyville | under 3% | B− | D | 25 min | $88,060 |
| North Vacherie | under 3% | D | D | 36 min | $37,083 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wallace’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 Wallace: questions
What is the median household income in Wallace?
$38,389 (±$37,201) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wallace?
12.9%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wallace?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wallace work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Reserve (11%, 7 mi), New Orleans (9%, 43 mi), Luling (8%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wallace without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wallace, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wallace
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.