Marshall County Courthouse · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Household incomes in Britton are lower than in 69% of U.S. towns
0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole. The poverty rate is 9.0%, next to 11.9% for South Dakota as a whole. Jobs and income earn Britton C−; getting around on foot earns it A−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Britton
Commutes from Britton are quick
The average trip to work takes 11 minutes, against 18 across South Dakota. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical South Dakota worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Britton workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 10% across South Dakota. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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 436 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Britton’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Britton is better than 23% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Britton’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 7% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Britton’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Britton could be anywhere from D− to B−.
Each way, about 11 minutes from Britton
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Britton workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 583 commuters (the 1% 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.
In and out of Britton on a workday
On a workday 325 residents head out to work, 111 work right here, and 510 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Britton on a workday afternoon, 15% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.42 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
11% of working residents work in Miller Township
Where Britton clocks in
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.
What work there is in Britton: 621 jobs
621 jobs are based in Britton.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Britton, 2013 → 2023: 711 → 621. 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 Britton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Britton’s commute, mile by mile
About 20% 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.
Britton is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Britton is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Britton near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 586 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Britton households have no vehicle (South Dakota 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Britton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600, Britton ranks 2,799th of 4,312 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 122 | Wall Lake Township SD | 1,210 | $129K | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 149 | Jefferson Township SD | 1,207 | $196K | 2.0% | 3.6% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 152 | Crooks SD | 1,415 | $99K | 0.5% | 1.4% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,797 | Franklin NY | 1,139 | $88K | 16.8% | 3.2% | 2% | C− |
| 2,798 | McCalmont Township PA | 1,103 | $67K | 14.6% | 6.8% | 2% | C− |
| 2,799 | Britton SD | 1,199 | $63K | 9.0% | 0.0% | 25% | C− |
| 2,800 | Marrowbone Township IL | 1,562 | $48K | 9.3% | 2.4% | 5% | C− |
| 2,801 | Franklin Township OH | 1,175 | $47K | 8.8% | 1.8% | 5% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Britton, the top three, the last and three more from South Dakota.
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 Britton: questions
What is the median household income in Britton?
$62,898 (±$13,679) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Britton?
9.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Britton?
11 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Britton work?
25% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miller Township (11%, 3 mi), Veblen Township (6%, 23 mi), Sisseton (6%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Britton walkable?
Britton is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 8.2 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Britton 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 Britton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Britton
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.