Work & commute · Blaine

Work & commute in Blaine, SD

Most working residents leave Blaine for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Wessington Springs (34%), Huron (17%) and Mitchell (7%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 29 working residents

Typical commute

27 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

16%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 29 Blaine residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Blaine.

29live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

7work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Blaine goes to work

Wessington Springs10.9 mi away

34%10

Huron27.5 mi away

17%5

Mitchell25 mi away

7%2

Brookings82.6 mi away

7%2

Pierre99.1 mi away

7%2

Sioux Falls88.5 mi away

7%2

Armour46.2 mi away

3%1

Alpena13.7 mi away

3%1

Sisseton133.3 mi away

3%1

Aberdeen102.2 mi away

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

7%2

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

How far

How far Blaine commutes

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

41%

28%

3%Under 10 mi

41%10–24 mi

28%25–50 mi

28%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Blaine is a commuter town

0.24jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Blaine are

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

Jobs based in Blaine

7 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)100%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less29%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month71%

Jobs Blaine residents hold

29 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)72%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month55%

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.