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Work & commute · Vivian

Work & commute in Vivian, SD

Most working residents leave Vivian for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Kennebec (11%), Chamberlain (11%) and Sioux Falls (11%). Half commute less than 38 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
2%
1 of 46 working residents
Typical commute
38 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
26 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
0%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 45 Vivian residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Vivian.

45live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
33work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Vivian goes to work

Overland ParkNorfolkWhite LakeMartinMurdoPreshoKennebecRelianceHerreidGregoryOacomaKimballChamberlainSioux FallsRapid CityMussmanChamberlainVivianWilliams CreekKennebecChamberlainSioux FallsPreshoMurdoOacomaRapid CityNorfolkWhite LakeMartinVivian
1
Kennebec22.1 mi away
11%5
2
Chamberlain49.1 mi away
11%5
3
Sioux Falls180.1 mi away
11%5
4
Presho12.4 mi away
9%4
5
Murdo20.3 mi away
7%3
6
Oacoma47.2 mi away
4%2
7
Rapid City145.3 mi away
4%2
8
Norfolk, NE194.3 mi away
2%1
9
White Lake80.3 mi away
2%1
10
Martin86.9 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
37%17

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

How far

How far Vivian commutes

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

2%Under 10 mi
28%10–24 mi
37%25–50 mi
33%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Vivian is a commuter town

0.74jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Vivian are

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

Jobs based in Vivian

34 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)0%
Trade, transport & utilities100%
Services (health, schools, offices…)0%
$1,250 a month or less38%
$1,251–$3,333 a month44%
Over $3,333 a month18%

Jobs Vivian residents hold

46 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)9%
Trade, transport & utilities30%
Services (health, schools, offices…)61%
$1,250 a month or less20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month24%
Over $3,333 a month57%
+750%

Jobs based in Vivian, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 34. 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.

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