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Work & commute · Washington

Work & commute in Washington, SD

Most working residents leave Washington for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Armour (20%), Corsica (14%) and Sioux Falls (10%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 50 working residents
Typical commute
18 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
21 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 50 Washington residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Washington.

50live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
4work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Washington goes to work

LakewoodPlainviewOnidaCorsicaArmourPlatteParkstonYanktonMitchellSioux FallsChoteau CreekLawrenceStarrWashingtonLincolnGarfieldArmourCorsicaSioux FallsMitchellOnidaPlatteParkstonYanktonLakewoodPlainviewWashington
1
Armour13.1 mi away
20%10
2
Corsica12.3 mi away
14%7
3
Sioux Falls72.2 mi away
10%5
4
Mitchell19.6 mi away
8%4
5
Onida127.6 mi away
6%3
6
Platte34.3 mi away
4%2
7
Parkston10.2 mi away
4%2
8
Yankton55.5 mi away
4%2
9
Lakewood, CO443.1 mi away
2%1
10
Plainview, NE78.8 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
26%13

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

How far

How far Washington 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
52%10–24 mi
16%25–50 mi
30%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Washington is a commuter town

0.08jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Washington are

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

Jobs based in Washington

4 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)0%
Trade, transport & utilities0%
Services (health, schools, offices…)100%
$1,250 a month or less0%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%
Over $3,333 a month75%

Jobs Washington residents hold

50 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)22%
Trade, transport & utilities26%
Services (health, schools, offices…)52%
$1,250 a month or less12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month24%
Over $3,333 a month64%
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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