For about half of its working residents, Bushnell is a commute to Brookings
Employers in Bushnell report 64 jobs, and 31 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Bushnell; the top destination outside it is Brookings (45%, 7 miles). The average commute takes 15 minutes each way, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Bushnell for work, and who comes in
On a workday 31 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 64 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Bushnell on a workday afternoon, 43% more than live here.
2.1 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Commuting in to Bushnell: where workers come from
Where Bushnell clocks in
Lines 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.
Goods jobs make up 98% of work in Bushnell
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bushnell, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 64. 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 Bushnell’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Bushnell spends getting to work: about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bushnell workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 32 commuters (the 6% 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.
The distance from Bushnell to work
About 23% 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.
Work in the towns next to Bushnell
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bushnell workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bushnell | – | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Alton Township | under 4% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Aurora Township | under 4% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Alton Township and Aurora Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bushnell’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 Bushnell: questions
What is the poverty rate in Bushnell?
7.6%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bushnell?
15 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bushnell work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Bushnell without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bushnell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bushnell
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.