Work & commute · Herman

Work & commute in Herman, SD

Most working residents leave Herman for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Madison (32%), Sioux Falls (15%) and Brookings (13%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

3 of 266 working residents

Typical commute

28 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

12 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

17%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 263 Herman residents head out of town to work, 3 work right here, and 84 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Herman.

263live here, work elsewhere

3live and work here

84work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Herman goes to work

Madison4.6 mi away

32%85

Sioux Falls37.9 mi away

15%39

Brookings30.2 mi away

13%34

Rutland13.8 mi away

3%7

Watertown64.5 mi away

2%6

Lake View6 mi away

2%6

Rapid City299.4 mi away

2%5

Ramona10 mi away

2%4

Huron57 mi away

1%3

Mitchell45.7 mi away

1%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

28%74

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

How far

How far Herman commutes

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

39%

34%

18%

39%Under 10 mi

8%10–24 mi

34%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Herman is a commuter town

0.33jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Herman are

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

Jobs based in Herman

87 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities45%

Services (health, schools, offices…)32%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month64%

Jobs Herman residents hold

266 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month69%

−21%

Jobs based in Herman, 2013 → 2023: 110 → 87. 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.