Work & commute · Vernon

Work & commute in Vernon, SD

Most working residents leave Vernon for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Milbank (27%), Watertown (17%) and Brookings (5%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 86 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— 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 86 Vernon residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Vernon.

86live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

39work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Vernon goes to work

Milbank9.2 mi away

27%23

Watertown32.4 mi away

17%15

Brookings56.3 mi away

5%4

Sioux Falls108.1 mi away

5%4

Grant Center10.3 mi away

5%4

Ortonville, MN14.9 mi away

3%3

Big Stone City14.9 mi away

3%3

Alban7 mi away

3%3

Clear Lake24.7 mi away

2%2

Odessa, MN17.4 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

27%23

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

How far

How far Vernon commutes

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

17%

38%

23%

21%

17%Under 10 mi

38%10–24 mi

23%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Vernon is a commuter town

0.45jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Vernon are

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

Jobs based in Vernon

39 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)92%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)8%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month15%

Over $3,333 a month69%

Jobs Vernon residents hold

86 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month66%

+50%

Jobs based in Vernon, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 39. 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.