Work & commute · Wilbur

Work & commute in Wilbur, SD

Most working residents leave Wilbur for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Kimball (20%), Chamberlain (20%) and Sioux Falls (10%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 91 working residents

Typical commute

26 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 91 Wilbur residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Wilbur.

91live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

12work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Wilbur goes to work

Kimball9.5 mi away

20%18

Chamberlain26.7 mi away

20%18

Sioux Falls105.9 mi away

10%9

Pukwana19.6 mi away

4%4

Mitchell40.6 mi away

3%3

Platte17.2 mi away

2%2

Oacoma28.5 mi away

2%2

Yankton89.4 mi away

2%2

Pierre89.4 mi away

2%2

Aberdeen127.7 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

32%29

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

How far

How far Wilbur commutes

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

23%

16%

29%

32%

23%Under 10 mi

16%10–24 mi

29%25–50 mi

32%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Wilbur is a commuter town

0.13jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Wilbur are

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

Jobs based in Wilbur

12 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)75%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less8%

$1,251–$3,333 a month67%

Over $3,333 a month25%

Jobs Wilbur residents hold

91 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month60%

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.