Work & commute · Howard

Work & commute in Howard, SD

Most working residents leave Howard for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Wagner (18%), Lake Andes (16%) and Platte (9%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 56 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

12 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

11%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 56 Howard residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Howard.

56live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

6work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Howard goes to work

Wagner12.2 mi away

18%10

Lake Andes7.6 mi away

16%9

Platte23.9 mi away

9%5

Sioux Falls87.6 mi away

7%4

Dante17.5 mi away

5%3

Ravinia6.2 mi away

4%2

Plain Center6.5 mi away

4%2

Lawrence, KS337.4 mi away

2%1

Grand Island, NE159.3 mi away

2%1

Irene64.5 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

32%18

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

How far

How far Howard commutes

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

27%

38%

27%

27%Under 10 mi

38%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

27%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Howard 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 Howard are

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

Jobs based in Howard

6 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month100%

Jobs Howard residents hold

56 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)71%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month46%

−81%

Jobs based in Howard, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 6. 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.