Work & commute · Jefferson

Work & commute in Jefferson, SD

Most working residents leave Jefferson for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are North Sioux City (20%), Sioux City (15%) and Dakota Dunes (15%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 195 working residents

Typical commute

9 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 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 193 Jefferson residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Jefferson.

193live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

20work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Jefferson goes to work

North Sioux City6 mi away

20%39

Sioux City, IA11.7 mi away

15%30

Dakota Dunes8.9 mi away

15%29

Sioux Falls65.2 mi away

11%21

Big Sioux6.3 mi away

10%19

Elk Point7.9 mi away

3%5

Vermillion22 mi away

3%5

Le Mars, IA23.4 mi away

2%3

Akron, IA15.4 mi away

1%2

South Sioux City, NE12.5 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

21%40

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

How far

How far Jefferson commutes

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

51%

24%

22%

51%Under 10 mi

24%10–24 mi

3%25–50 mi

22%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Jefferson 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 Jefferson are

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

Jobs based in Jefferson

22 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities41%

Services (health, schools, offices…)41%

$1,250 a month or less36%

$1,251–$3,333 a month41%

Over $3,333 a month23%

Jobs Jefferson residents hold

195 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month60%

−82%

Jobs based in Jefferson, 2013 → 2023: 119 → 22. 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.