Work & commute · Chamberlain

Work & commute in Chamberlain, SD

About one in 3 of Chamberlain’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Sioux Falls (9%), Oacoma (5%) and Mitchell (3%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

38%

402 of 1,059 working residents

Typical commute

20 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

14 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 657 Chamberlain residents head out of town to work, 402 work right here, and 800 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Chamberlain.

657live here, work elsewhere

402live and work here

800work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Chamberlain goes to work

Chamberlain (in town)right here

38%402

Sioux Falls131 mi away

9%100

Oacoma1.9 mi away

5%55

Mitchell64.5 mi away

3%35

Presho37.1 mi away

2%25

Gann Valley23.5 mi away

2%23

Pierre63.3 mi away

2%22

Chamberlain1.8 mi away

2%20

Huron67.9 mi away

1%15

Kennebec27.5 mi away

1%14

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%348

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.

46%

10%

34%

46%Under 10 mi

9%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

34%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Chamberlain is balanced between jobs and homes

1.14jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.14 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Chamberlain are

1,202 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

1,202 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)5%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)73%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month47%

Jobs Chamberlain residents hold

1,059 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month48%

−2%

Jobs based in Chamberlain, 2013 → 2023: 1,221 → 1,202. 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.