Work & commute · Star Valley

Work & commute in Star Valley, SD

Most working residents leave Star Valley for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Burke (34%), Gregory (11%) and Sioux Falls (6%). Half commute less than 30 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 35 working residents

Typical commute

30 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

34 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

12%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 35 Star Valley residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Star Valley.

35live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

7work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Star Valley goes to work

Burke28.8 mi away

34%12

Gregory36 mi away

11%4

Sioux Falls106.4 mi away

6%2

Pleasant Valley13.3 mi away

6%2

Lamro58.9 mi away

6%2

Bonesteel10.3 mi away

3%1

Philip161 mi away

3%1

Platte22.8 mi away

3%1

Sisseton198.1 mi away

3%1

Pierre119.9 mi away

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

23%8

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

How far

How far Star Valley commutes

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

11%

57%

29%

11%Under 10 mi

3%10–24 mi

57%25–50 mi

29%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Star Valley is a commuter town

0.20jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Star Valley are

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

Jobs based in Star Valley

7 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities29%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less29%

$1,251–$3,333 a month14%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Star Valley residents hold

35 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities29%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less34%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month43%

+600%

Jobs based in Star Valley, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 7. 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.