Canova has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 10 jobs in Canova for 36 working residents. Hardly any work in Canova; the top destination outside it is Howard (33%, 9 miles). 19% of workers have no commute at all, against 10% across South Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Canova
On a workday 36 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 66 people are in Canova 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.
Out of Canova to work: where people go
Where Canova clocks in
19% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Canova
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Canova, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 10. 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 Canova’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Canova: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Canova workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 47 commuters (the 19% 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.
Half of Canova commutes less than 21 miles
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 Canova: questions
What is the median household income in Canova?
$63,125 (±$12,358) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Canova?
21.4%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Canova?
27 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Canova work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Howard (33%, 9 mi), Madison (19%, 22 mi), Sioux Falls (11%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Canova 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 Canova, from the people who make the trip.
More of Canova
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.