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Work & commute · Chelsea

Work & commute in Chelsea, SD

Most working residents leave Chelsea for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Enderlin (11%), Mellette (11%) and Cresbard (11%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 9 working residents
Typical commute
23 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
— min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
0%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 9 Chelsea residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Chelsea.

9live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
17work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Chelsea goes to work

EnderlinMelletteChelseaCresbardFaulktonSalemRedfieldHighmoreBrookingsAberdeenSioux FallsHillsdaleBelle PlainePioneerUnionCentervilleGrotonEvergreen ColonyEnderlinMelletteCresbardFaulktonRedfieldBrookingsSioux FallsBelle PlaineUnionChelsea
1
Enderlin, ND114.6 mi away
11%1
2
Mellette12 mi away
11%1
3
Cresbard10 mi away
11%1
4
Faulkton20.8 mi away
11%1
5
Redfield23.1 mi away
11%1
6
Brookings113.1 mi away
11%1
7
Sioux Falls150 mi away
11%1
8
Belle Plaine35.3 mi away
11%1
9
Union2.9 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 Chelsea commutes

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

11%Under 10 mi
44%10–24 mi
11%25–50 mi
33%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Chelsea is a job hub

1.89jobs per working resident
A job hub

1.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Chelsea are

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

Jobs based in Chelsea

17 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)0%
Trade, transport & utilities71%
Services (health, schools, offices…)29%
$1,250 a month or less47%
$1,251–$3,333 a month18%
Over $3,333 a month35%

Jobs Chelsea residents hold

9 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)22%
Trade, transport & utilities33%
Services (health, schools, offices…)44%
$1,250 a month or less22%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%
Over $3,333 a month44%
+55%

Jobs based in Chelsea, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 17. 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.

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