Work & commute · Hanson

Work & commute in Hanson, SD

Most working residents leave Hanson for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Mitchell (27%), Sioux Falls (17%) and Emery (9%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

3 of 127 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

14 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 124 Hanson residents head out of town to work, 3 work right here, and 113 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Hanson.

124live here, work elsewhere

3live and work here

113work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Hanson goes to work

Mitchell7.3 mi away

27%34

Sioux Falls59.5 mi away

17%21

Emery15.8 mi away

9%12

Alexandria7 mi away

8%10

Hanson (in town)right here

2%3

Wayne7.6 mi away

2%3

Vermillion80.7 mi away

2%2

Madison44.3 mi away

2%2

Huron47.7 mi away

2%2

Spearfish298.5 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

28%36

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

How far

How far Hanson commutes

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

36%

20%

12%

33%

36%Under 10 mi

20%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

33%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Hanson is balanced between jobs and homes

0.91jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.91 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Hanson are

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

Jobs based in Hanson

116 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)85%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)4%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month7%

Over $3,333 a month84%

Jobs Hanson residents hold

127 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month54%

+6%

Jobs based in Hanson, 2013 → 2023: 109 → 116. 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.