Work & commute · Dupree

Work & commute in Dupree, SD

Most working residents leave Dupree for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are North Eagle Butte (38%), Eagle Butte (15%) and Timber Lake (7%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

3 of 106 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 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 103 Dupree residents head out of town to work, 3 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Dupree.

103live here, work elsewhere

3live and work here

16work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Dupree goes to work

North Eagle Butte18.2 mi away

38%40

Eagle Butte18.4 mi away

15%16

Timber Lake36.8 mi away

7%7

Faith21.3 mi away

5%5

Dupree (in town)right here

3%3

Sioux Falls262.3 mi away

2%2

Cherry Creek31.1 mi away

2%2

Green Valley102 mi away

2%2

Buffalo101.4 mi away

1%1

Philip69.8 mi away

1%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

25%27

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

How far

How far Dupree commutes

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

17%

59%

10%

14%

17%Under 10 mi

59%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

14%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Dupree is a commuter town

0.18jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Dupree are

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

Jobs based in Dupree

19 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities47%

Services (health, schools, offices…)37%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month16%

Over $3,333 a month74%

Jobs Dupree residents hold

106 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)70%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month50%

−54%

Jobs based in Dupree, 2013 → 2023: 41 → 19. 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.