Work & commute · Ferney

Work & commute in Ferney, SD

Most working residents leave Ferney for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Aberdeen (29%), Groton (14%) and Jamestown (7%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 14 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

—%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 14 Ferney residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 45 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ferney.

14live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

45work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Ferney goes to work

Aberdeen20.3 mi away

29%4

Groton8.1 mi away

14%2

Jamestown, ND112.3 mi away

7%1

Warner19.5 mi away

7%1

Britton35.7 mi away

7%1

Huron67.4 mi away

7%1

Brookings95.8 mi away

7%1

Parnell105.8 mi away

7%1

Highland27.4 mi away

7%1

Mansfield23.4 mi away

7%1

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

How far

How far Ferney commutes

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

14%

43%

14%

29%

14%Under 10 mi

43%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

29%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Ferney is a job hub

3.21jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Ferney are

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

Jobs based in Ferney

45 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities100%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month62%

Jobs Ferney residents hold

14 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities29%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month57%

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.