Work & commute · Crow Lake

Work & commute in Crow Lake, SD

Most working residents leave Crow Lake for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Wessington Springs (41%), Huron (14%) and Mitchell (7%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 29 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

59%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 29 Crow Lake residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Crow Lake.

29live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

2work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Crow Lake goes to work

Wessington Springs11 mi away

41%12

Huron37.3 mi away

14%4

Mitchell39.1 mi away

7%2

Mason City, IA283.4 mi away

3%1

Roseville, MN284.5 mi away

3%1

West Fargo, ND217.9 mi away

3%1

Summit124.1 mi away

3%1

Alpena23.3 mi away

3%1

Kimball19.3 mi away

3%1

Brookings99.5 mi away

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

14%4

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

How far

How far Crow Lake commutes

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

52%

24%

21%

3%Under 10 mi

52%10–24 mi

24%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Crow Lake is a commuter town

0.07jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Crow Lake are

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

Jobs based in Crow Lake

2 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)50%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month50%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Crow Lake residents hold

29 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

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.