Youngsville has lower unemployment (1.2%) than 93% of U.S. towns
Only 8% work in Youngsville itself; outside it, Lafayette draws the most (40%, 8 miles). Jobs and income earn Youngsville A; getting around on foot earns it C+. Household incomes here are higher than in 81% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Youngsville and work: the main findings
40% of Youngsville works in Lafayette
3,081 working residents, 40%, have their main job in Lafayette, 7.9 miles away. That’s 5 times as many as work in Youngsville itself. The commute map ↓
Youngsville has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Youngsville went from 3,266 in 2014 to 5,127 in 2024, +57%. The jobs ↓
Youngsville draws workers from far and wide
The 5,127 jobs in Youngsville are filled from a wide area. Youngsville’s own residents hold 11% and the ten next-biggest home towns 27%; the other 62% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Most Youngsville residents work close to home
61% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Youngsville
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Youngsville is better than 87% of U.S. towns, #6 of 161 in Louisiana. Unemployment is its strongest input; the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (9.1%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Youngsville could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
The places Youngsville commutes to
Where Youngsville clocks in
40% of workers
7% of workers
4% 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 jobs make up 33% of work in Youngsville
5,127 jobs are based in Youngsville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Youngsville, 2014 → 2024: 3,266 → 5,127. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Youngsville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Youngsville’s workers travel
About 20% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In and out of Youngsville on a workday
On a workday 7,151 residents head out to work, 587 work right here, and 4,540 people come in from elsewhere.
About 17,000 people are in Youngsville on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.66 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 2024, primary jobs.
Getting to work from Youngsville takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Youngsville workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,381 commuters (the 14% 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.
Youngsville is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Youngsville is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns, #101 of 161 in Louisiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.3% across Louisiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,619 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.8% of Youngsville households have no vehicle (Louisiana 8.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Youngsville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Youngsville is 438th of 1,860 U.S. towns of 14,000 to 27,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 436 | Woolwich Township NJ | 14,858 | $158K | 7.5% | 3.8% | 5% | A |
| 437 | Fort Thomas KY | 17,142 | $104K | 6.1% | 3.5% | 9% | A |
| 438 | Youngsville LA | 19,980 | $106K | 9.1% | 1.2% | 8% | A |
| 439 | Palmer Township PA | 22,721 | $116K | 4.5% | 4.0% | 8% | A |
| 440 | Bethel CT | 21,682 | $117K | 5.1% | 3.8% | 13% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 830 | Broussard LA | 15,799 | $116K | 13.4% | 3.6% | 11% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,152 | Zachary LA | 20,621 | $84K | 8.5% | 6.9% | 8% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,348 | Estelle LA | 16,341 | $79K | 17.0% | 7.8% | 1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,860 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Youngsville, the top three, the last and three more from Louisiana.
Work in the towns next to Youngsville
The biggest share goes to Broussard (7%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Youngsville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngsville | – | A | C+ | 26 min | $105,876 |
| Broussard | 7% | B+ | B+ | 20 min | $116,179 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Youngsville’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 2024, 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 Youngsville: questions
What is the median household income in Youngsville?
$105,876 (±$20,115) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Youngsville?
9.1%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Youngsville?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Youngsville work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lafayette (40%, 8 mi), Broussard (7%, 4 mi), New Iberia (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Youngsville walkable?
Youngsville is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Youngsville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Youngsville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Youngsville
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.