Work & commute · Agency

Work & commute in Agency, SD

Most working residents leave Agency for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Sisseton (36%), Greendale (6%) and Summit (4%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 85 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

21%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 85 Agency residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Agency.

85live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

6work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Agency goes to work

Sisseton9.9 mi away

36%31

Greendale, ND33.3 mi away

6%5

Summit14.7 mi away

4%3

Wilmot11.6 mi away

4%3

Milbank28.5 mi away

4%3

Watertown42.5 mi away

4%3

Aberdeen69.4 mi away

4%3

Bryant16.8 mi away

4%3

Wagner179.8 mi away

2%2

Brookings84.9 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

32%27

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Agency commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

33%

26%

18%

24%

33%Under 10 mi

26%10–24 mi

18%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Agency is a commuter town

0.07jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.07 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Agency are

6 jobs are based in Agency. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Agency’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Agency

6 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities100%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less33%

$1,251–$3,333 a month50%

Over $3,333 a month17%

Jobs Agency residents hold

85 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)71%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month49%

−54%

Jobs based in Agency, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 6. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.