Work & commute · Scenic

Work & commute in Scenic, SD

Most working residents leave Scenic for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Rapid City (35%), Box Elder (23%) and Wall (12%). Half commute less than 39 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 26 working residents

Typical commute

39 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

14%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 26 Scenic residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Scenic.

26live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

7work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Scenic goes to work

Rapid City39 mi away

35%9

Box Elder34.6 mi away

23%6

Wall18 mi away

12%3

Batesland52.2 mi away

4%1

White River90.2 mi away

4%1

Faith86.5 mi away

4%1

New Underwood25.1 mi away

4%1

Sioux Falls289.6 mi away

4%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

12%3

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

How far

How far Scenic commutes

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

15%

65%

19%

0%Under 10 mi

15%10–24 mi

65%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Scenic is a commuter town

0.27jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Scenic are

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

Jobs based in Scenic

7 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)100%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less71%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month29%

Jobs Scenic residents hold

26 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities27%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less8%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month69%

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.