Work & commute · Huron

Work & commute in Huron, SD

57% of Huron’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Alpena (6%), Sioux Falls (4%) and Mitchell (3%). Half commute less than 3 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

57%

3,546 of 6,264 working residents

Typical commute

3 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

12 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 2,718 Huron residents head out of town to work, 3,546 work right here, and 2,887 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Huron.

2,718live here, work elsewhere

3,546live and work here

2,887work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Huron goes to work

Huron (in town)right here

57%3,546

Alpena14.6 mi away

6%391

Sioux Falls92.9 mi away

4%257

Mitchell44.6 mi away

3%191

Watertown64.1 mi away

2%147

Aberdeen77.2 mi away

2%144

Pierre104.2 mi away

1%85

Brookings70.4 mi away

1%79

Morningside1.4 mi away

1%58

Wessington Springs26.5 mi away

1%56

Everywhere elseother towns and states

21%1,310

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

How far

How far Huron commutes

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

61%

24%

61%Under 10 mi

9%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Huron is balanced between jobs and homes

1.03jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.03 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Huron are

6,433 jobs are based in Huron. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Huron’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Huron

6,433 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month56%

Jobs Huron residents hold

6,264 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)37%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)45%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month55%

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Jobs based in Huron, 2013 → 2023: 6,768 → 6,433. 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.