Latest news about work in Simmesport, LA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
The most common industries in Simmesport are: Public administration (15.5% of civilian employees), Arts, entertainment, recreation (10.3% of civilian employees), Construction (10.1% of civilian employees). 77.4% of workers work in Avoyelles Parish and 1.7% of all workers work at home. 63.8% of workers are employees of private companies, which is about the same as the rate of 64.9% across the entire state of Louisiana.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Simmesport, Louisiana was 2,239 / 1,294
Most common industries
Most common industries
Industry
All
Males
Females
Public administration
15.5% (87)
16.3% (43)
14.8% (44)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
10.3% (58)
5.3% (14)
14.8% (44)
Construction
10.1% (57)
21.2% (56)
0.3% (1)
Health care
10.0% (56)
0.8% (2)
18.1% (54)
Food and beverage stores
5.7% (32)
5.7% (15)
5.7% (17)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
5.5% (31)
9.8% (26)
1.7% (5)
Apparel
4.6% (26)
1.5% (4)
7.4% (22)
Accommodation and food services
3.7% (21)
0.0% (0)
7.0% (21)
Educational services
3.2% (18)
0.8% (2)
5.4% (16)
Department and other general merchandise stores
2.1% (12)
1.1% (3)
3.0% (9)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers
2.0% (11)
3.4% (9)
0.7% (2)
Social assistance
2.0% (11)
0.0% (0)
3.7% (11)
Miscellaneous manufacturing
1.8% (10)
1.9% (5)
1.7% (5)
Petroleum and coal products
1.8% (10)
3.0% (8)
0.7% (2)
Transportation equipment
1.4% (8)
2.3% (6)
0.7% (2)
Plastics and rubber products
1.4% (8)
2.3% (6)
0.7% (2)
Administrative and support and waste management services
1.4% (8)
3.0% (8)
0.0% (0)
Professional, scientific, and technical services
1.4% (8)
1.9% (5)
1.0% (3)
Private households
1.4% (8)
0.0% (0)
2.7% (8)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers
1.2% (7)
1.9% (5)
0.7% (2)
Utilities
1.2% (7)
1.1% (3)
1.3% (4)
Finance and insurance
1.2% (7)
0.0% (0)
2.3% (7)
Real estate and rental and leasing
1.2% (7)
2.7% (7)
0.0% (0)
Repair and maintenance
1.2% (7)
2.7% (7)
0.0% (0)
Truck transportation
1.1% (6)
1.5% (4)
0.7% (2)
Personal and laundry services
1.1% (6)
0.8% (2)
1.3% (4)
Warehousing and storage
0.9% (5)
1.9% (5)
0.0% (0)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
0.7% (4)
1.5% (4)
0.0% (0)
Metal and metal products
0.7% (4)
1.5% (4)
0.0% (0)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations
0.7% (4)
0.8% (2)
0.7% (2)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers
0.5% (3)
0.0% (0)
1.0% (3)
Textile mills and textile products
0.5% (3)
1.1% (3)
0.0% (0)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores
0.4% (2)
0.8% (2)
0.0% (0)
Rail transportation
0.4% (2)
0.8% (2)
0.0% (0)
U. S. Postal service
0.4% (2)
0.0% (0)
0.7% (2)
Pharmacies and drug stores
0.4% (2)
0.0% (0)
0.7% (2)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
0.4% (2)
0.0% (0)
0.7% (2)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores
0.2% (1)
0.4% (1)
0.0% (0)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers
0.2% (1)
0.4% (1)
0.0% (0)
Unemployment in Simmesport
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
16.6%Males
Unemployment rate for Black residents
7.8%Males
4.7%Females
Unemployment by race in 2000
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
8.1%Males
2.2%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
32.9%Males
21.6%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
25.0%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Simmesport:
13.9% (55)
Louisiana:
8.2% (151,357)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Simmesport:
10.1% (40)
Louisiana:
5.3% (97,780)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Simmesport:
2.7% (11)
Louisiana:
5.3% (97,379)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Simmesport:
15.1% (59)
Louisiana:
10.6% (197,173)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Simmesport:
8.2% (32)
Louisiana:
10.1% (188,085)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Simmesport:
15.6% (61)
Louisiana:
15.8% (293,731)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Simmesport:
5.5% (22)
Louisiana:
11.4% (211,328)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Simmesport:
8.2% (32)
Louisiana:
9.1% (169,520)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Simmesport:
6.0% (23)
Louisiana:
5.1% (94,309)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Simmesport:
13.2% (52)
Louisiana:
5.7% (105,836)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Simmesport:
2.4% (9)
Louisiana:
5.9% (108,753)
<5am:
Simmesport:
11.9% (65)
Louisiana:
4.7% (85,706)
5:30am:
Simmesport:
7.1% (39)
Louisiana:
3.7% (67,771)
6am:
Simmesport:
8.6% (47)
Louisiana:
5.1% (93,066)
6:30am:
Simmesport:
8.4% (46)
Louisiana:
9.9% (180,725)
7am:
Simmesport:
13.0% (71)
Louisiana:
11.4% (208,729)
7:30am:
Simmesport:
9.3% (51)
Louisiana:
15.7% (287,107)
8am:
Simmesport:
10.8% (59)
Louisiana:
15.5% (283,342)
8:30am:
Simmesport:
5.1% (28)
Louisiana:
9.0% (164,858)
9am:
Simmesport:
2.7% (15)
Louisiana:
3.8% (69,191)
10am:
Simmesport:
2.0% (11)
Louisiana:
4.3% (79,604)
11am:
Simmesport:
1.1% (6)
Louisiana:
1.9% (34,713)
4pm:
Simmesport:
8.6% (47)
Louisiana:
5.6% (101,653)
>4pm:
Simmesport:
9.9% (54)
Louisiana:
6.5% (119,441)
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
Simmesport:
33.9% (37)
Louisiana:
11.4% (109,553)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
Simmesport:
5.6% (6)
Louisiana:
12.7% (122,252)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
Simmesport:
24.6% (27)
Louisiana:
14.7% (141,518)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
Simmesport:
7.4% (8)
Louisiana:
8.9% (85,328)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
Simmesport:
8.3% (9)
Louisiana:
8.6% (82,460)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
Simmesport:
22.6% (25)
Louisiana:
4.3% (41,842)
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
Simmesport:
6.1% (17)
Louisiana:
4.7% (41,804)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
Simmesport:
16.1% (46)
Louisiana:
3.1% (27,897)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
Simmesport:
4.1% (12)
Louisiana:
3.8% (33,650)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
Simmesport:
18.7% (53)
Louisiana:
8.4% (74,921)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
Simmesport:
12.1% (34)
Louisiana:
11.3% (100,334)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
Simmesport:
12.0% (34)
Louisiana:
17.1% (152,213)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
Simmesport:
4.8% (14)
Louisiana:
14.2% (126,000)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
Simmesport:
7.9% (22)
Louisiana:
9.8% (87,060)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
Simmesport:
18.0% (51)
Louisiana:
6.3% (55,663)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
Simmesport:
3.4% (10)
Louisiana:
6.3% (56,177)
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 77.4% Number of people working at home: 7 (1.7% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
Simmesport:
10.4% (46)
Louisiana:
3.2% (58,824)
5 to 9 minutes:
Simmesport:
29.8% (130)
Louisiana:
10.0% (185,508)
10 to 14 minutes:
Simmesport:
9.1% (40)
Louisiana:
14.6% (271,512)
15 to 19 minutes:
Simmesport:
22.7% (100)
Louisiana:
17.2% (319,190)
20 to 24 minutes:
Simmesport:
5.5% (24)
Louisiana:
14.3% (265,127)
25 to 29 minutes:
Simmesport:
6.2% (27)
Louisiana:
6.5% (119,937)
30 to 34 minutes:
Simmesport:
7.4% (33)
Louisiana:
13.5% (251,176)
35 to 39 minutes:
Simmesport:
1.8% (8)
Louisiana:
2.8% (51,706)
45 to 59 minutes:
Simmesport:
2.8% (12)
Louisiana:
7.1% (131,178)
60 to 89 minutes:
Simmesport:
2.8% (12)
Louisiana:
5.5% (101,371)
Less than 5 minutes:
Simmesport:
10.6% (58)
Louisiana:
3.4% (62,320)
5 to 9 minutes:
Simmesport:
20.6% (113)
Louisiana:
10.7% (196,227)
10 to 14 minutes:
Simmesport:
10.0% (55)
Louisiana:
15.3% (281,034)
15 to 19 minutes:
Simmesport:
4.4% (24)
Louisiana:
17.2% (314,832)
20 to 24 minutes:
Simmesport:
10.4% (57)
Louisiana:
14.4% (263,842)
25 to 29 minutes:
Simmesport:
6.9% (38)
Louisiana:
5.1% (93,519)
30 to 34 minutes:
Simmesport:
13.1% (72)
Louisiana:
13.2% (240,995)
35 to 39 minutes:
Simmesport:
1.3% (7)
Louisiana:
2.1% (39,029)
40 to 44 minutes:
Simmesport:
0.4% (2)
Louisiana:
2.4% (43,572)
45 to 59 minutes:
Simmesport:
5.7% (31)
Louisiana:
6.6% (120,270)
60 to 89 minutes:
Simmesport:
8.6% (47)
Louisiana:
4.2% (76,269)
90 or more minutes:
Simmesport:
6.4% (35)
Louisiana:
3.3% (59,819)
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
Simmesport:
11.3% (13)
Louisiana:
2.9% (27,710)
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
Simmesport:
42.5% (48)
Louisiana:
9.0% (87,605)
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
Simmesport:
1.6% (2)
Louisiana:
14.0% (135,739)
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
Simmesport:
13.2% (15)
Louisiana:
16.4% (159,234)
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
Simmesport:
5.3% (6)
Louisiana:
6.2% (60,114)
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
Simmesport:
14.1% (16)
Louisiana:
13.4% (130,162)
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
Simmesport:
11.0% (12)
Louisiana:
7.2% (70,165)
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
Simmesport:
10.2% (33)
Louisiana:
3.5% (31,114)
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
Simmesport:
25.2% (82)
Louisiana:
11.0% (97,903)
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
Simmesport:
12.0% (39)
Louisiana:
15.2% (135,773)
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
Simmesport:
26.1% (85)
Louisiana:
18.0% (159,956)
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
Simmesport:
7.3% (24)
Louisiana:
14.7% (130,629)
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
Simmesport:
6.3% (20)
Louisiana:
6.7% (59,823)
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
Simmesport:
5.1% (17)
Louisiana:
13.6% (121,014)
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
Simmesport:
2.4% (8)
Louisiana:
3.2% (28,113)
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
Simmesport:
4.1% (13)
Louisiana:
6.3% (56,517)
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Simmesport:
85.2% (386)
Louisiana:
85.5% (760,999)
Carpooled:
Simmesport:
5.5% (25)
Louisiana:
9.3% (88,060)
Bicycle:
Simmesport:
2.8% (13)
Louisiana:
0.3% (1,491)
Walked:
Simmesport:
3.5% (16)
Louisiana:
2.3% (20,077)
Other means:
Simmesport:
3.1% (14)
Louisiana:
1.7% (12,226)
Drove car alone:
Simmesport:
65.7% (360)
Louisiana:
78.1% (1,430,142)
Carpooled:
Simmesport:
27.7% (152)
Louisiana:
13.6% (249,640)
Bus or trolley bus:
Simmesport:
0.4% (2)
Louisiana:
2.1% (38,284)
Walked:
Simmesport:
3.5% (19)
Louisiana:
2.2% (40,184)
Other means:
Simmesport:
1.1% (6)
Louisiana:
1.1% (19,932)
Drove car alone - Males:
Simmesport:
89.9% (106)
Louisiana:
85.7% (760,999)
Other means - Males:
Simmesport:
10.1% (12)
Louisiana:
2.0% (12,226)
Drove car alone - Females:
Simmesport:
83.5% (279)
Louisiana:
85.4% (760,999)
Carpooled - Females:
Simmesport:
7.4% (25)
Louisiana:
9.9% (88,060)
Bicycle - Females:
Simmesport:
3.8% (13)
Louisiana:
0.2% (1,491)
Walked - Females:
Simmesport:
4.7% (16)
Louisiana:
2.3% (20,077)
Other means - Females:
Simmesport:
0.6% (2)
Louisiana:
1.4% (12,226)
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Simmesport:
93.4% (330)
Louisiana:
90.2% (1,585,743)
In 2 person carpool:
Simmesport:
2.5% (9)
Louisiana:
7.2% (125,938)
In 3 person carpool:
Simmesport:
4.2% (15)
Louisiana:
1.7% (29,734)
Drove alone:
Simmesport:
70.3% (360)
Louisiana:
85.1% (1,430,142)
In 2 person carpool:
Simmesport:
20.5% (105)
Louisiana:
11.2% (188,946)
In 3 person carpool:
Simmesport:
6.6% (34)
Louisiana:
2.2% (37,549)
In 4 person carpool:
Simmesport:
2.1% (11)
Louisiana:
0.8% (12,767)
In 5-6 person carpool:
Simmesport:
0.4% (2)
Louisiana:
0.4% (6,580)
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Simmesport:
63.8% (261)
Louisiana:
64.9% (1,323,254)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Simmesport:
4.7% (19)
Louisiana:
4.3% (87,972)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Simmesport:
0.5% (2)
Louisiana:
7.9% (161,710)
Local government workers:
Simmesport:
7.6% (31)
Louisiana:
7.6% (154,461)
State government workers:
Simmesport:
7.4% (30)
Louisiana:
5.7% (116,390)
Federal government workers:
Simmesport:
7.4% (30)
Louisiana:
2.4% (48,815)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Simmesport:
8.6% (35)
Louisiana:
7.0% (142,134)
Employee of private company:
Simmesport:
61.7% (347)
Louisiana:
67.3% (1,246,955)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Simmesport:
2.3% (13)
Louisiana:
3.4% (62,704)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Simmesport:
2.8% (16)
Louisiana:
5.5% (101,490)
Local government workers:
Simmesport:
11.0% (62)
Louisiana:
7.1% (131,539)
State government workers:
Simmesport:
10.7% (60)
Louisiana:
7.7% (142,060)
Federal government workers:
Simmesport:
3.0% (17)
Louisiana:
2.7% (49,172)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Simmesport:
8.4% (47)
Louisiana:
6.1% (112,275)
Employee of private company - Males:
Simmesport:
52.5% (65)
Louisiana:
68.8% (714,584)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Simmesport:
13.1% (16)
Louisiana:
5.6% (57,722)
Local government workers - Males:
Simmesport:
25.4% (31)
Louisiana:
5.5% (57,257)
Federal government workers - Males:
Simmesport:
1.6% (2)
Louisiana:
2.2% (22,553)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Simmesport:
7.4% (9)
Louisiana:
8.3% (86,638)
Employee of private company - Females:
Simmesport:
68.7% (197)
Louisiana:
60.9% (608,670)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Simmesport:
1.1% (3)
Louisiana:
3.0% (30,250)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Simmesport:
0.7% (2)
Louisiana:
10.9% (109,402)
State government workers - Females:
Simmesport:
10.6% (30)
Louisiana:
7.1% (70,998)
Federal government workers - Females:
Simmesport:
9.9% (28)
Louisiana:
2.6% (26,262)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Simmesport:
9.2% (26)
Louisiana:
5.6% (55,496)
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