Lake Charles, LA Historical Commuting to Work Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Lake Charles, LA | Louisiana | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 30,940, 100% | 1,970,623 | 141,337,148 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 25,511, 82.45%, see rank | 82.15% | 76.41% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 3,601, 11.64%, see rank | 10.15% | 9.59% |
| Public Transportation | 148, 0.48%, see rank | 1.34% | 5.06% |
| Walked | 810, 2.62%, see rank | 1.91% | 2.78% |
| Other Means | 421, 1.36%, see rank | 2.12% | 1.79% |
| Worked at Home | 449, 1.45%, see rank | 2.33% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Lake Charles, LA | 16.2 minutes |
| Louisiana | 24.5 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Lake Charles, LA | Louisiana | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 30,794, 100% | 1,960,054 | 139,893,639 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 24,758, 80.40%, see rank | 81.93% | 76.14% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 4,102, 13.32%, see rank | 10.55% | 10.03% |
| Public Transportation | 244, 0.79%, see rank | 1.28% | 4.98% |
| Walked | 840, 2.73%, see rank | 1.94% | 2.82% |
| Other Means | 321, 1.04%, see rank | 1.98% | 1.76% |
| Worked at Home | 529, 1.72%, see rank | 2.32% | 4.27% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Lake Charles, LA | 16.5 minutes |
| Louisiana | 24.3 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.4 minutes |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Lake Charles, LA | Louisiana | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 30,642, 100% | 1,914,440 | 139,255,035 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 24,418, 79.69%, see rank | 81.41% | 76.00% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 4,286, 13.99%, see rank | 11.08% | 10.35% |
| Public Transportation | 192, 0.63%, see rank | 1.27% | 4.94% |
| Walked | 755, 2.46%, see rank | 1.94% | 2.85% |
| Other Means | 401, 1.31%, see rank | 1.91% | 1.72% |
| Worked at Home | 590, 1.93%, see rank | 2.39% | 4.14% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Lake Charles, LA | 16.0 minutes |
| Louisiana | 24.3 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.3 minutes |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Lake Charles, LA | Louisiana | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 30,331, 100% | 1,894,888 | 138,541,405 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 24,228, 79.88%, see rank | 81.22% | 75.92% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 4,027, 13.28%, see rank | 11.16% | 10.52% |
| Public Transportation | 187, 0.62%, see rank | 1.38% | 4.95% |
| Walked | 719, 2.37%, see rank | 1.92% | 2.86% |
| Other Means | 616, 2.03%, see rank | 1.87% | 1.72% |
| Worked at Home | 554, 1.83%, see rank | 2.44% | 4.02% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Lake Charles, LA | 16.1 minutes |
| Louisiana | 24.2 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.2 minutes |
US Census 2000 data
| | Lake Charles, LA | Louisiana | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 29,665, 100% | 1,831,057 | 128,279,228 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 23,842, 80.37%, see rank | 78.10% | 75.70% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 3,872, 13.05%, see rank | 13.63% | 12.19% |
| Public Transportation | 209, 0.70%, see rank | 2.36% | 4.73% |
| Walked | 683, 2.30%, see rank | 2.19% | 2.93% |
| Other Means | 494, 1.67%, see rank | 1.56% | 1.19% |
| Worked at Home | 565, 1.90%, see rank | 2.15% | 3.26% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Lake Charles, LA | 15.7 minutes |
| Louisiana | 24.4 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.1 minutes |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
