Work & commute · Erwin

Work & commute in Erwin, SD

Most working residents leave Erwin for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Arlington (13%), Thornton (7%) and Lake Preston (7%). Half commute less than 33 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 15 working residents

Typical commute

33 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

39 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 14 Erwin residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Erwin.

14live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

44work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Erwin goes to work

Arlington17.4 mi away

13%2

Thornton, CO496.6 mi away

7%1

Erwin (in town)right here

7%1

Lake Preston9.3 mi away

7%1

Howard33.2 mi away

7%1

De Smet8.9 mi away

7%1

Madison37.1 mi away

7%1

Brookings34.7 mi away

7%1

Pierre142.3 mi away

7%1

Watertown32.3 mi away

7%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

27%4

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

How far

How far Erwin commutes

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

27%

13%

33%

27%

27%Under 10 mi

13%10–24 mi

33%25–50 mi

27%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Erwin is a job hub

3.00jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Erwin are

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

Jobs based in Erwin

45 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)62%

Trade, transport & utilities38%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month16%

Over $3,333 a month73%

Jobs Erwin residents hold

15 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)40%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)40%

$1,250 a month or less33%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month40%

+25%

Jobs based in Erwin, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 45. 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.