Welcome has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Welcome; the top destination outside it is Lutcher (6%, 10 miles). There are 8 jobs in Welcome; 238 of its residents have a job. A typical one-way commute lasts 36 minutes, next to 26 for Louisiana and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Welcome: the figures worth knowing
Welcome is a place people come home to
There are 8 jobs based in Welcome, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Welcome has about 570 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Welcome workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 26 across Louisiana. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 77 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 238 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Welcome on a workday
On a workday 237 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Welcome on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
The trip to work from Welcome: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Welcome workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 383 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.
Where the trip to work from Welcome ends
Where Welcome clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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.
Goods, not services: 50% of the jobs in Welcome
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Welcome, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 8. 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 Welcome’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Welcome works
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.
Next door to Welcome
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Welcome workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome | – | — | — | 36 min | $56,250 |
| St. James | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Union | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. St. James and Union: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Welcome’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 Welcome: questions
What is the median household income in Welcome?
$56,250 (±$9,360) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Welcome?
16.2%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Welcome?
36 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Welcome work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lutcher (6%, 10 mi), Baton Rouge (6%, 31 mi), Gonzales (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Welcome without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Welcome, from the people who make the trip.
More of Welcome
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.