The Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area offers a wide variety of transportation options for its citizens. Public transportation in the area is provided by the Capital Area Transit System (CATS). CATS provides fixed route bus service throughout East Baton Rouge Parish and Connector, a door-to-door paratransit service for those who are not able to use the regular bus system due to physical or mental disability. There is also CityBus, which provides free shuttle service around downtown Baton Rouge and Southern University. In addition, there are numerous taxi companies available in the Baton Rouge area including A1 Cab and Checker Taxi. The Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development also operates several ferry services between downtown Baton Rouge and other nearby areas such as Port Vincent and St. Francisville. There is also Amtrak's City of New Orleans line which stops at two stations in the Baton Rouge area: Union Station in downtown Baton Rouge, and Zachary, just north of town. All these transportation options make it easy for people living in the Baton Rouge Metro Area to get around without having to rely on driving their own car.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Baton Rouge Metro Area takes 26.7 minutes. That's longer than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Baton Rouge Metro Area get to work:
- 84.7% drive their own car alone
- 8.9% carpool with others
- 2.8% work from home
- 1.0% take mass transit