Most of Boulder Canyon commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Boulder Canyon report 34 jobs for 268 working residents. Hardly any work in Boulder Canyon; the top destination outside it is Deadwood (43%, 6 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 50 minutes (South Dakota 18, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Boulder Canyon: the gist
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Boulder Canyon’s working residents have a job less than 7 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 50 minutes, longer than the South Dakota average of 18. Time on the road ↓
43% of Boulder Canyon works in Deadwood
115 working residents, 43%, have their main job in Deadwood, 5.8 miles away. That’s 43 times as many as work in Boulder Canyon itself. The commute map ↓
Boulder Canyon is a place people come home to
There are 34 jobs based in Boulder Canyon, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Boulder Canyon has about 610 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 268 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
About 50 minutes each way, longer than most of South Dakota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Boulder Canyon workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 424 commuters (the 8% 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.
Where Boulder Canyon’s working residents head each day
Where Boulder Canyon clocks in
11% of workers
6% 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.
Boulder Canyon on a workday afternoon
On a workday 266 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in Boulder Canyon on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Jobs in Boulder Canyon: what the 34 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Boulder Canyon, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 34. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Boulder Canyon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Boulder Canyon
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 Boulder Canyon: questions
What is the median household income in Boulder Canyon?
$74,281 (±$5,884) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Boulder Canyon?
1.1%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Boulder Canyon?
50 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Boulder Canyon work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Deadwood (43%, 6 mi), Rapid City (11%, 30 mi), Sturgis (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Boulder Canyon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Boulder Canyon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Boulder Canyon
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.