Work & commute · Richland

Work & commute in Richland, SD

Most working residents leave Richland for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Watertown (47%), Sioux Falls (11%) and Milbank (4%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 72 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 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 70 Richland residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Richland.

70live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

28work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Richland goes to work

Watertown8.4 mi away

47%34

Sioux Falls101.3 mi away

11%8

Milbank38.5 mi away

4%3

Lake Norden25.9 mi away

3%2

Richland (in town)right here

3%2

Marshall, MN82.6 mi away

1%1

Wallace12.3 mi away

1%1

Hayti20.6 mi away

1%1

Canistota93.1 mi away

1%1

Bryant25.6 mi away

1%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

25%18

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

How far

How far Richland commutes

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

38%

26%

11%

25%

38%Under 10 mi

26%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Richland is a commuter town

0.42jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Richland are

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

Jobs based in Richland

30 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)73%

Trade, transport & utilities3%

Services (health, schools, offices…)23%

$1,250 a month or less37%

$1,251–$3,333 a month17%

Over $3,333 a month47%

Jobs Richland residents hold

72 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)38%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month65%

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.