Work & commute · Elvira

Work & commute in Elvira, SD

Most working residents leave Elvira for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Sioux Falls (16%), Highmore (12%) and Ankeny (4%). Half commute less than 112 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 25 working residents

Typical commute

112 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— 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 24 Elvira residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 102 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Elvira.

24live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

102work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Elvira goes to work

Sioux Falls118.7 mi away

16%4

Highmore38.3 mi away

12%3

Ankeny, IA317.1 mi away

4%1

Paynesville, MN228.7 mi away

4%1

O'Neill, NE112.2 mi away

4%1

Omaha, NE244.7 mi away

4%1

Platte47.5 mi away

4%1

Chamberlain24.7 mi away

4%1

Sturgis224 mi away

4%1

Yankton114.3 mi away

4%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%10

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

How far

How far Elvira commutes

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

12%

16%

64%

8%Under 10 mi

12%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

64%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Elvira is a job hub

4.12jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Elvira are

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

Jobs based in Elvira

103 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month16%

Over $3,333 a month84%

Jobs Elvira residents hold

25 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month52%

+1617%

Jobs based in Elvira, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 103. 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.