Work & commute · West Hanson

Work & commute in West Hanson, SD

Most working residents leave West Hanson for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Aberdeen (38%), Groton (21%) and Verdon (4%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 24 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 24 West Hanson residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in West Hanson.

24live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

2work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where West Hanson goes to work

Aberdeen16 mi away

38%9

Groton6.4 mi away

21%5

Verdon9.3 mi away

4%1

Veblen54.3 mi away

4%1

Vermillion189.2 mi away

4%1

Brookings100 mi away

4%1

Watertown58.7 mi away

4%1

Sioux Falls144.9 mi away

4%1

Alban79.5 mi away

4%1

Ordway17.4 mi away

4%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

8%2

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

How far

How far West Hanson commutes

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

25%

46%

29%

25%Under 10 mi

46%10–24 mi

0%25–50 mi

29%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

West Hanson 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 West Hanson are

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

Jobs based in West Hanson

2 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)100%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month100%

Jobs West Hanson residents hold

24 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities33%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less8%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month63%

+0%

Jobs based in West Hanson, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 2. 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.