Photo: Ss114 · CC BY-SA 3.0How Allen works: jobs, income and commuting
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; South Dakota has 10%. Hardly any stay in Allen for work; outside it, Martin is the main destination (20%, 12 miles). The Census job records count 105 working residents of Allen and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Allen, and who commutes in
On a workday 105 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 680 people are in Allen on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Allen work
Where Allen clocks in
2% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Working from home in Allen
of Allen workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 94 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across South Dakota: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Short hops and long hauls from Allen
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Allen: questions
What is the poverty rate in Allen?
37.5%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Allen work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Martin (20%, 12 mi), Pierre (2%, 110 mi), Rushville (1%, 48 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Allen without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Allen, from the people who make the trip.
More of Allen
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.