Work & commute · Ashton

Work & commute in Ashton, SD

Most working residents leave Ashton for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Redfield (15%), Aberdeen (10%) and Redfield (10%). Half commute less than 32 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 41 working residents

Typical commute

32 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

10 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

39%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 40 Ashton residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ashton.

40live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

7work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Ashton goes to work

Redfield8.3 mi away

15%6

Aberdeen32.6 mi away

10%4

Redfield9.6 mi away

10%4

Mellette11.1 mi away

5%2

Huron45.8 mi away

5%2

Jefferson3.2 mi away

5%2

Three Rivers4 mi away

5%2

Northville12.5 mi away

5%2

Des Moines, IA340.9 mi away

2%1

Buffalo Lake, MN190.9 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

37%15

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

How far

How far Ashton commutes

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

37%

12%

22%

29%

37%Under 10 mi

12%10–24 mi

22%25–50 mi

29%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Ashton is a commuter town

0.20jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Ashton are

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

Jobs based in Ashton

8 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities50%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less50%

$1,251–$3,333 a month13%

Over $3,333 a month38%

Jobs Ashton residents hold

41 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities27%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month54%

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.