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Work & commute · Fruitdale

Work & commute in Fruitdale, SD

Most working residents leave Fruitdale for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Belle Fourche (14%), Newell (11%) and Spearfish (11%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 28 working residents
Typical commute
21 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
26 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
4%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 28 Fruitdale residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Fruitdale.

28live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Fruitdale goes to work

NislandFruitdaleNewellBeresfordBelle FourcheSpearfishBox ElderSioux FallsRapid CityAddisonMoorcroftTwo StrikeBelle FourcheNewellSpearfishRapid CitySioux FallsBeresfordBox ElderAddisonMoorcroftTwo StrikeFruitdale
1
Belle Fourche8.1 mi away
14%4
2
Newell14 mi away
11%3
3
Spearfish13.6 mi away
11%3
4
Rapid City47.6 mi away
11%3
5
Sioux Falls354.1 mi away
7%2
6
Beresford361.4 mi away
4%1
7
Box Elder49 mi away
4%1
8
Addison, TX888.3 mi away
4%1
9
Moorcroft, WY67.8 mi away
4%1
10
Two Strike171.2 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
29%8

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

How far

How far Fruitdale commutes

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

18%Under 10 mi
32%10–24 mi
14%25–50 mi
36%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Fruitdale is a commuter town

0.11jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Fruitdale are

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

Jobs based in Fruitdale

3 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)100%
Trade, transport & utilities0%
Services (health, schools, offices…)0%
$1,250 a month or less0%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%
Over $3,333 a month67%

Jobs Fruitdale residents hold

28 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)7%
Trade, transport & utilities25%
Services (health, schools, offices…)68%
$1,250 a month or less29%
$1,251–$3,333 a month18%
Over $3,333 a month54%
+200%

Jobs based in Fruitdale, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 3. 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.

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