Work & commute · Clayton

Work & commute in Clayton, SD

Most working residents leave Clayton for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Freeman (23%), Menno (16%) and Sioux Falls (13%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 31 working residents

Typical commute

20 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

100%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 31 Clayton residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Clayton.

31live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

3work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Clayton goes to work

Freeman14.7 mi away

23%7

Menno15.1 mi away

16%5

Sioux Falls48.7 mi away

13%4

Yankton40.9 mi away

10%3

Pierre145.8 mi away

6%2

Santee, NE42.3 mi away

3%1

Viborg35.9 mi away

3%1

Britton162.6 mi away

3%1

Parker28.3 mi away

3%1

Sturgis296.5 mi away

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

16%5

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

How far

How far Clayton commutes

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

52%

32%

16%

0%Under 10 mi

52%10–24 mi

32%25–50 mi

16%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Clayton is a commuter town

0.10jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Clayton are

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

Jobs based in Clayton

3 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less33%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month67%

Jobs Clayton residents hold

31 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)71%

$1,250 a month or less32%

$1,251–$3,333 a month16%

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.