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Work & commute in Buffalo, SD

Most working residents leave Buffalo for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Mellette (14%), Redfield (14%) and Aberdeen (14%). Half commute less than 32 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 21 working residents
Typical commute
32 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
— min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
65%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 21 Buffalo residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Buffalo.

21live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
8work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Buffalo goes to work

HendricksTulareMelletteAshtonFrankfortMillerRedfieldKimballMitchellPierreAberdeenGarfieldBuffaloLincolnLodiNanceLakeBurdetteMelletteRedfieldAberdeenTulareHendricksAshtonMillerMitchellPierreGarfieldBuffalo
1
Mellette33.7 mi away
14%3
2
Redfield14.9 mi away
14%3
3
Aberdeen55.1 mi away
14%3
4
Tulare7.9 mi away
10%2
5
Hendricks, MN109.8 mi away
5%1
6
Ashton23 mi away
5%1
7
Miller20 mi away
5%1
8
Mitchell72.1 mi away
5%1
9
Pierre85.1 mi away
5%1
10
Garfield6 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
19%4

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

How far

How far Buffalo commutes

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

14%Under 10 mi
33%10–24 mi
14%25–50 mi
38%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Buffalo is a commuter town

0.38jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Buffalo are

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

Jobs based in Buffalo

8 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)50%
Trade, transport & utilities25%
Services (health, schools, offices…)25%
$1,250 a month or less38%
$1,251–$3,333 a month13%
Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Buffalo residents hold

21 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)10%
Trade, transport & utilities33%
Services (health, schools, offices…)57%
$1,250 a month or less29%
$1,251–$3,333 a month19%
Over $3,333 a month52%
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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