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The most common industries in Duson are: Accommodation & food services (11.6% of civilian employees), Construction (10.0% of civilian employees), Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (6.4% of civilian employees). 78.5% of workers work in Lafayette Parish and 0.7% of all workers work at home. 76.0% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 14.6% greater than the rate of 64.9% across the entire state of Louisiana.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Duson, Louisiana was 1,672 / 1,469
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Duson, Louisiana was 1,672 / 1,469
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Accommodation and food services | 11.6% (67) | 11.1% (34) | 12.2% (33) |
| Construction | 10.0% (58) | 16.9% (52) | 2.2% (6) |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 6.4% (37) | 9.4% (29) | 3.0% (8) |
| Educational services | 5.5% (32) | 1.3% (4) | 10.3% (28) |
| Health care | 5.0% (29) | 2.3% (7) | 8.1% (22) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 5.0% (29) | 5.9% (18) | 4.1% (11) |
| Repair and maintenance | 4.3% (25) | 8.1% (25) | 0.0% (0) |
| Social assistance | 4.2% (24) | 1.0% (3) | 7.7% (21) |
| Food and beverage stores | 3.6% (21) | 3.3% (10) | 4.1% (11) |
| Public administration | 3.1% (18) | 2.3% (7) | 4.1% (11) |
| Truck transportation | 2.6% (15) | 3.9% (12) | 1.1% (3) |
| Finance and insurance | 2.4% (14) | 0.0% (0) | 5.2% (14) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 2.2% (13) | 2.0% (6) | 2.6% (7) |
| Private households | 1.9% (11) | 1.0% (3) | 3.0% (8) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 1.7% (10) | 3.3% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1.7% (10) | 2.0% (6) | 1.5% (4) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 1.6% (9) | 1.0% (3) | 2.2% (6) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 1.6% (9) | 2.0% (6) | 1.1% (3) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.4% (8) | 2.0% (6) | 0.7% (2) |
| Utilities | 1.2% (7) | 1.6% (5) | 0.7% (2) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 1.2% (7) | 1.3% (4) | 1.1% (3) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 1.2% (7) | 0.3% (1) | 2.2% (6) |
| Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 1.0% (6) | 0.7% (2) | 1.5% (4) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 0.9% (5) | 1.6% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.9% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 1.8% (5) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.9% (5) | 1.3% (4) | 0.4% (1) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.9% (5) | 0.3% (1) | 1.5% (4) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.9% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 1.8% (5) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.9% (5) | 1.6% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Personal and laundry services | 0.9% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 1.8% (5) |
| Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.7% (4) | 0.7% (2) | 0.7% (2) |
| Apparel | 0.7% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.5% (4) |
| Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.5% (4) |
| Paper | 0.7% (4) | 1.3% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Metal and metal products | 0.7% (4) | 1.3% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (4) | 1.3% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (4) | 0.7% (2) | 0.7% (2) |
| Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.5% (4) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.5% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (3) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.5% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (3) |
| Book stores and news dealers | 0.5% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (3) |
| Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (3) | 1.0% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (2) | 0.7% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (2) |
| Water transportation | 0.3% (2) | 0.7% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Food | 0.3% (2) | 0.7% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Beverage and tobacco products | 0.3% (2) | 0.7% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (2) | 0.7% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Textile mills and textile products | 0.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (2) |
| Rail transportation | 0.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (2) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (2) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (2) | 0.7% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Transportation equipment | 0.3% (2) | 0.7% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Petroleum and coal products | 0.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (2) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 0.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (2) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.2% (1) | 0.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.2% (1) | 0.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.2% (1) | 0.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
| Air transportation | 0.2% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (1) |
| Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (1) | 0.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (1) | 0.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
| Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (1) | 0.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Duson
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 2.4%Males
- 12.2%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 5.2%Males
- 9.9%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 12.3%Males
- 9.5%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Duson: | 0.8% (3) |
| Louisiana: | 8.2% (151,357) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Duson: | 3.9% (16) |
| Louisiana: | 5.3% (97,780) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Duson: | 8.8% (35) |
| Louisiana: | 5.3% (97,379) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Duson: | 24.1% (97) |
| Louisiana: | 10.6% (197,173) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Duson: | 4.5% (18) |
| Louisiana: | 10.1% (188,085) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Duson: | 22.6% (91) |
| Louisiana: | 15.8% (293,731) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Duson: | 9.0% (36) |
| Louisiana: | 11.4% (211,328) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Duson: | 10.7% (43) |
| Louisiana: | 9.1% (169,520) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Duson: | 3.2% (13) |
| Louisiana: | 5.1% (94,309) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Duson: | 3.3% (13) |
| Louisiana: | 2.7% (49,400) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Duson: | 4.2% (17) |
| Louisiana: | 5.7% (105,836) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Duson: | 4.4% (18) |
| Louisiana: | 5.9% (108,753) |
<5am:
| Duson: | 8.9% (50) |
| Louisiana: | 4.7% (85,706) |
5:30am:
| Duson: | 4.4% (25) |
| Louisiana: | 3.7% (67,771) |
6am:
| Duson: | 8.5% (48) |
| Louisiana: | 5.1% (93,066) |
6:30am:
| Duson: | 10.7% (60) |
| Louisiana: | 9.9% (180,725) |
7am:
| Duson: | 15.3% (86) |
| Louisiana: | 11.4% (208,729) |
7:30am:
| Duson: | 15.8% (89) |
| Louisiana: | 15.7% (287,107) |
8am:
| Duson: | 11.7% (66) |
| Louisiana: | 15.5% (283,342) |
8:30am:
| Duson: | 4.3% (24) |
| Louisiana: | 9.0% (164,858) |
9am:
| Duson: | 2.7% (15) |
| Louisiana: | 3.8% (69,191) |
10am:
| Duson: | 2.0% (11) |
| Louisiana: | 4.3% (79,604) |
11am:
| Duson: | 2.0% (11) |
| Louisiana: | 1.9% (34,713) |
4pm:
| Duson: | 7.1% (40) |
| Louisiana: | 5.6% (101,653) |
>4pm:
| Duson: | 5.2% (29) |
| Louisiana: | 6.5% (119,441) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| Duson: | 5.9% (11) |
| Louisiana: | 7.3% (69,883) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Duson: | 6.7% (13) |
| Louisiana: | 6.6% (63,729) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Duson: | 33.8% (63) |
| Louisiana: | 12.7% (122,252) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Duson: | 7.8% (15) |
| Louisiana: | 9.1% (87,751) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Duson: | 9.8% (18) |
| Louisiana: | 14.7% (141,518) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Duson: | 3.9% (7) |
| Louisiana: | 8.9% (85,328) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Duson: | 19.4% (36) |
| Louisiana: | 8.6% (82,460) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| Duson: | 1.2% (2) |
| Louisiana: | 4.3% (41,842) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Duson: | 1.7% (3) |
| Louisiana: | 5.2% (50,173) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Duson: | 2.9% (5) |
| Louisiana: | 5.5% (52,576) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| Duson: | 1.2% (3) |
| Louisiana: | 4.7% (41,804) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
| Duson: | 2.1% (5) |
| Louisiana: | 3.1% (27,897) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| Duson: | 12.5% (27) |
| Louisiana: | 3.8% (33,650) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Duson: | 15.2% (33) |
| Louisiana: | 8.4% (74,921) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Duson: | 31.5% (68) |
| Louisiana: | 17.1% (152,213) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Duson: | 12.9% (28) |
| Louisiana: | 14.2% (126,000) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Duson: | 5.2% (11) |
| Louisiana: | 5.9% (52,467) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
| Duson: | 6.2% (13) |
| Louisiana: | 3.3% (29,537) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Duson: | 6.8% (15) |
| Louisiana: | 6.3% (55,663) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Duson: | 4.8% (10) |
| Louisiana: | 6.3% (56,177) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.5%
Number of people working at home: 3 (0.7% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 3 (0.7% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Duson: | 3.2% (18) |
| Louisiana: | 3.4% (62,320) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Duson: | 5.7% (32) |
| Louisiana: | 10.7% (196,227) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Duson: | 10.9% (61) |
| Louisiana: | 15.3% (281,034) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Duson: | 14.8% (83) |
| Louisiana: | 17.2% (314,832) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Duson: | 23.8% (134) |
| Louisiana: | 14.4% (263,842) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Duson: | 5.0% (28) |
| Louisiana: | 5.1% (93,519) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Duson: | 18.0% (101) |
| Louisiana: | 13.2% (240,995) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Duson: | 0.5% (3) |
| Louisiana: | 2.1% (39,029) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Duson: | 2.8% (16) |
| Louisiana: | 2.4% (43,572) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Duson: | 8.7% (49) |
| Louisiana: | 6.6% (120,270) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Duson: | 3.2% (18) |
| Louisiana: | 4.2% (76,269) |
90 or more minutes:
| Duson: | 2.0% (11) |
| Louisiana: | 3.3% (59,819) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Duson: | 78.6% (442) |
| Louisiana: | 78.1% (1,430,142) |
Carpooled:
| Duson: | 15.1% (85) |
| Louisiana: | 13.6% (249,640) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Duson: | 0.4% (2) |
| Louisiana: | 2.1% (38,284) |
Motorcycle:
| Duson: | 0.4% (2) |
| Louisiana: | 0.1% (1,905) |
Bicycle:
| Duson: | 0.5% (3) |
| Louisiana: | 0.4% (6,648) |
Walked:
| Duson: | 0.9% (5) |
| Louisiana: | 2.2% (40,184) |
Other means:
| Duson: | 2.7% (15) |
| Louisiana: | 1.1% (19,932) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Duson: | 77.4% (285) |
| Louisiana: | 90.2% (1,585,743) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Duson: | 22.1% (81) |
| Louisiana: | 7.2% (125,938) |
Drove alone:
| Duson: | 83.9% (442) |
| Louisiana: | 85.1% (1,430,142) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Duson: | 12.9% (68) |
| Louisiana: | 11.2% (188,946) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Duson: | 0.9% (5) |
| Louisiana: | 2.2% (37,549) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Duson: | 0.4% (2) |
| Louisiana: | 0.8% (12,767) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
| Duson: | 1.5% (8) |
| Louisiana: | 0.4% (6,580) |
In 7+ person carpool:
| Duson: | 0.4% (2) |
| Louisiana: | 0.2% (3,798) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Duson: | 76.0% (324) |
| Louisiana: | 64.9% (1,323,254) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Duson: | 0.7% (3) |
| Louisiana: | 4.3% (87,972) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Duson: | 12.7% (54) |
| Louisiana: | 7.9% (161,710) |
Local government workers:
| Duson: | 2.4% (10) |
| Louisiana: | 7.6% (154,461) |
State government workers:
| Duson: | 3.3% (14) |
| Louisiana: | 5.7% (116,390) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Duson: | 4.9% (21) |
| Louisiana: | 7.0% (142,134) |
Employee of private company:
| Duson: | 73.5% (425) |
| Louisiana: | 67.3% (1,246,955) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Duson: | 1.4% (8) |
| Louisiana: | 3.4% (62,704) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Duson: | 5.0% (29) |
| Louisiana: | 5.5% (101,490) |
Local government workers:
| Duson: | 7.3% (42) |
| Louisiana: | 7.1% (131,539) |
State government workers:
| Duson: | 3.3% (19) |
| Louisiana: | 7.7% (142,060) |
Federal government workers:
| Duson: | 2.1% (12) |
| Louisiana: | 2.7% (49,172) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Duson: | 7.1% (41) |
| Louisiana: | 6.1% (112,275) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Duson: | 0.3% (2) |
| Louisiana: | 0.3% (5,582) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Duson: | 77.6% (156) |
| Louisiana: | 68.8% (714,584) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Duson: | 15.4% (31) |
| Louisiana: | 5.0% (52,308) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Duson: | 2.5% (5) |
| Louisiana: | 5.5% (57,257) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Duson: | 4.5% (9) |
| Louisiana: | 8.3% (86,638) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Duson: | 74.6% (167) |
| Louisiana: | 60.9% (608,670) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Duson: | 1.3% (3) |
| Louisiana: | 3.0% (30,250) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Duson: | 10.3% (23) |
| Louisiana: | 10.9% (109,402) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Duson: | 2.2% (5) |
| Louisiana: | 9.7% (97,204) |
State government workers - Females:
| Duson: | 6.2% (14) |
| Louisiana: | 7.1% (70,998) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Duson: | 5.4% (12) |
| Louisiana: | 5.6% (55,496) |