See what the average commute is in Red River Parish, LA
See what the average commute is in Red River Parish, LA
American commutes are getting longer, with a released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are 鈥攕o much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.
Even worse are travel times for ""鈥攖hat unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.
compiled statistics about the average commute in Red River Parish using data from the . Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Red River Parish has a longer commute than all of its four neighboring parishes, with Caddo Parish, LA having the shortest commute at 21.0 minutes.
Red River Parish commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 31.2 minutes
--- 20.8% higher than state average
--- #16 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 15.2%
- Workers who drive to work: 95.4%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 6.8%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 1.5%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 24.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 32.7%
Commutes in neighboring parishes
#1. Caddo Parish, LA: 21.0 minutes
#2. Bossier Parish, LA: 21.6 minutes
#3. Natchitoches Parish, LA: 24.1 minutes
#4. De Soto Parish, LA: 25.6 minutes
#5. Red River Parish, LA: 31.2 minutes
Parishes with the best commute in Louisiana
#1. East Carroll Parish: 14.5 minutes
#2. Madison Parish: 16.3 minutes
#3. Lincoln Parish: 18.5 minutes
Parishes with the worst commute in Louisiana
#1. LaSalle Parish: 39.4 minutes
#2. Grant Parish: 38.8 minutes
#3. St. Helena Parish: 36.9 minutes
