Work & commute · Carl

Work & commute in Carl, SD

Most working residents leave Carl for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Eureka (33%), Leola (22%) and Mitchell (22%). Half commute less than 38 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 9 working residents

Typical commute

38 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 9 Carl residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Carl.

9live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

5work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Carl goes to work

Eureka40.8 mi away

33%3

Leola10.2 mi away

22%2

Mitchell148.7 mi away

22%2

Aberdeen28.5 mi away

11%1

Sioux Falls186.5 mi away

11%1

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

How far

How far Carl commutes

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

11%

44%

33%

11%Under 10 mi

11%10–24 mi

44%25–50 mi

33%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Carl is a commuter town

0.56jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Carl are

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

Jobs based in Carl

5 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)100%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month100%

Over $3,333 a month0%

Jobs Carl residents hold

9 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities11%

Services (health, schools, offices…)78%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month44%

+25%

Jobs based in Carl, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 5. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

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.