Work & commute · Barrett

Work & commute in Barrett, SD

Most working residents leave Barrett for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Huron (40%), Mitchell (8%) and De Smet (5%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 40 working residents

Typical commute

23 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

76%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 40 Barrett residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Barrett.

40live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

1work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Barrett goes to work

Huron20.6 mi away

40%16

Mitchell59 mi away

8%3

De Smet22.6 mi away

5%2

Sioux Falls92.8 mi away

5%2

Rapid City264.1 mi away

5%2

Stickney72.9 mi away

3%1

Hitchcock24.2 mi away

3%1

Hayti35.7 mi away

3%1

Iroquois14.9 mi away

3%1

Letcher48.1 mi away

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

25%10

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

How far

How far Barrett commutes

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

50%

10%

38%

3%Under 10 mi

50%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

38%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Barrett is a commuter town

0.03jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Barrett are

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

Jobs based in Barrett

1 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month100%

Jobs Barrett residents hold

40 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month60%

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.