Jobs and the daily commute in Brant Lake
Working residents average 17 minutes each way (South Dakota 18, U.S. 26). Hardly any work in Brant Lake; the top destination outside it is Sioux Falls (19%, 29 miles). Brant Lake has 27 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Brant Lake on a workday afternoon
On a workday 27 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 29 people are in Brant Lake on a workday afternoon, 48% 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.
Out of Brant Lake to work: where people go
Where Brant Lake clocks in
15% 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.
About 17 minutes each way for Brant Lake’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brant Lake workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 41 commuters (the 5% 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.
How far it is to work from Brant Lake
About 30% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
The towns around Brant Lake
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brant Lake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brant Lake | – | — | — | 17 min | $104,318 |
| Chester Township | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Brant Lake South | under 4% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chester Township and Brant Lake South: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brant Lake’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Brant Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Brant Lake?
$104,318 (±$40,933) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brant Lake?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brant Lake?
17 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brant Lake work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (19%, 29 mi), Madison (15%, 10 mi), Brandon (7%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Brant Lake 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 Brant Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brant Lake
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.