Work & commute · Chamberlain

Work & commute in Chamberlain, SD

Most working residents leave Chamberlain for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Chamberlain (46%), Sioux Falls (10%) and Oacoma (5%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 97 working residents

Typical commute

5 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

11 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 97 Chamberlain residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Chamberlain.

97live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

54work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Chamberlain goes to work

Chamberlain1.8 mi away

46%45

Sioux Falls129.2 mi away

10%10

Oacoma3.7 mi away

5%5

Presho38.9 mi away

3%3

Winner40.3 mi away

3%3

Gann Valley22.3 mi away

3%3

Kimball17.2 mi away

2%2

Huron66.5 mi away

2%2

Mitchell62.7 mi away

2%2

Brookings129.3 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

21%20

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

How far

How far Chamberlain commutes

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

53%

32%

53%Under 10 mi

6%10–24 mi

9%25–50 mi

32%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Chamberlain 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 Chamberlain are

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

Jobs based in Chamberlain

54 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)54%

Trade, transport & utilities7%

Services (health, schools, offices…)39%

$1,250 a month or less26%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month44%

Jobs Chamberlain residents hold

97 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)3%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)73%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month47%

+17%

Jobs based in Chamberlain, 2013 → 2023: 46 → 54. 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.