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Work & commute · Baker

Work & commute in Baker, SD

Most working residents leave Baker for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Mitchell (38%), Ethan (12%) and Sioux Falls (12%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 42 working residents
Typical commute
18 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
16 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
11%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 42 Baker residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Baker.

42live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
33work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Baker goes to work

LuverneEthanSt. LawrenceMount VernonCorsicaFreemanGrotonHuronMitchellBrookingsWatertownAberdeenSioux FallsRapid CityAuroraHansonBadgerProsperUnionGarfieldBakerBeulahTobinMitchellEthanSioux FallsHuronBeulahBrookingsWatertownAberdeenHansonBadgerBaker
1
Mitchell17 mi away
38%16
2
Ethan14 mi away
12%5
3
Sioux Falls76.7 mi away
12%5
4
Huron56.7 mi away
7%3
5
Beulah13.3 mi away
7%3
6
Brookings90.3 mi away
2%1
7
Watertown109.2 mi away
2%1
8
Aberdeen133.2 mi away
2%1
9
Hanson21.6 mi away
2%1
10
Badger19.1 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
12%5

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

How far

How far Baker commutes

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

0%Under 10 mi
64%10–24 mi
2%25–50 mi
33%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Baker is balanced between jobs and homes

0.79jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.79 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Baker are

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

Jobs based in Baker

33 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)88%
Trade, transport & utilities0%
Services (health, schools, offices…)12%
$1,250 a month or less9%
$1,251–$3,333 a month21%
Over $3,333 a month70%

Jobs Baker residents hold

42 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)31%
Trade, transport & utilities17%
Services (health, schools, offices…)52%
$1,250 a month or less12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month21%
Over $3,333 a month67%
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.

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