Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 3,855 people moved into the Houma metro and 5,155 moved out, a net of −1,300. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: more arrivals come from New Orleans, LA than anywhere else: 563 people in 2022–23. The top destination for leavers is Baton Rouge, LA (795). The listed corridors cover about 46–48% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net outflow has eased over the last three years, from −2,359 in 2020–21 to −1,300 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
199,668
▲ 0.0% year over year · growing
Peak population · 2015
212,173
5.9% below the 2015 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population grew in 2025 even after losing 571 people to domestic migration. International migration (+488) and births minus deaths (+131) more than made up for it.
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 212,173 in 2015. The 2025 estimate of 199,668 is 5.9% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$45M
▼ $99M arrived · $143M left
Avg household income · movers
$46k in · $51k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 11%
Houma wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Houma metro in 2022–23 reported $99M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $143M with them, a net loss of $45M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $46k of income, vs $51k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 11%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 46% of inbound and 48% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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