Work & commute · Argo

Work & commute in Argo, SD

Most working residents leave Argo for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Brookings (57%), Sioux Falls (13%) and Elkton (3%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 97 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

29%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 97 Argo residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Argo.

97live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

27work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Argo goes to work

Brookings14.8 mi away

57%55

Sioux Falls66.8 mi away

13%13

Elkton21.6 mi away

3%3

Richland14.6 mi away

3%3

Toronto5.3 mi away

2%2

De Smet42.9 mi away

2%2

Hendricks, MN13.3 mi away

1%1

Edgerton, MN51.9 mi away

1%1

Pipestone, MN40.1 mi away

1%1

Minneapolis, MN171.2 mi away

1%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

15%15

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

How far

How far Argo commutes

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

67%

21%

3%Under 10 mi

67%10–24 mi

9%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Argo is a commuter town

0.28jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Argo are

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

Jobs based in Argo

27 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)70%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)30%

$1,250 a month or less7%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month70%

Jobs Argo residents hold

97 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)37%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)44%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month65%

+13%

Jobs based in Argo, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 27. 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.