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Counties With the Shortest Commute in Louisiana (2026)

East Carroll has the lowest commute time of any county in Louisiana, at 14.3, followed by Madison and Lincoln (data vintage 2020-2024). The full ranking of the top 25 counties is below.

Data updated 2024 - Source: Census ACS 5-Year

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Shortest counties for commute time in Louisiana

Top 25 of 64 counties with data.

Ranked by avg commute time (Census ACS 5-Year, 2020-2024), lowest first.

Shortest counties for commute time in Louisiana
RankCountyValue
1East Carroll14.3
2Madison17.2
3Lincoln19.2
4Caddo20.4
5Concordia21.1
6Calcasieu21.1
7Ouachita22.1
8Rapides22.2
9Natchitoches22.5
10Orleans22.6
11Bossier22.7
12Vernon22.9
13Lafayette22.9
14St. Mary23.2
15East Baton Rouge23.6
16Jackson23.9
17Terrebonne24.0
18Jefferson24.3
19West Carroll24.3
20West Baton Rouge25.0
21Richland25.2
22Iberia25.3
23Iberville25.7
24Plaquemines25.8
25Cameron26.0

How this ranking works

This page ranks Louisiana counties by avg commute time, sorted so the shortest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For commute time, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh commute time against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of avg commute time.

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