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Jobs & commute in Collins Colony

Collins Colony has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each

Hardly any stay in Collins Colony for work; outside it, Clark is the main destination (33%, 23 miles). There are 14 jobs in Collins Colony for 30 working residents.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

14 jobs based here
Work in town
0%
0 of 30 working residents
Day and night

Collins Colony on a workday afternoon

On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.

30live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
14work here, live elsewhere
Job hub or commuter town?
0.47jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where people from Collins Colony work

Rancho CucamongaWillow Lake: 3 residents work here (10%)Lake Norden: 1 residents work here (3%)Clark: 10 residents work here (33%)Chamberlain: 1 residents work here (3%)Yankton: 1 residents work here (3%)Huron: 1 residents work here (3%)Mitchell: 1 residents work here (3%)Watertown: 6 residents work here (20%)AberdeenSioux Falls: 1 residents work here (3%)Rapid City: 1 residents work here (3%)Lake TownshipGraceland TownshipDe Smet TownshipSpring Valley TownshipCollins ColonyLake PoinsettClarkWatertownWillow LakeLake NordenChamberlainYanktonCollins Colony
1
Clark23.1 mi away
33%10
2
Watertown36.6 mi away
20%6
3
Willow Lake6.4 mi away
10%3
4
Lake Norden24.2 mi away
3%1
5
Chamberlain95.9 mi away
3%1
6
Yankton115.6 mi away
3%1
7
Huron28.2 mi away
3%1
8
Mitchell59.1 mi away
3%1
9
Sioux Falls84.6 mi away
3%1
10
Rapid City274.7 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
13%4
The top trips

Where Collins Colony clocks in

33% of workers
23.1 mi awayClark10 Collins Colony residents work here · Jobs & commute →
20% of workers
36.6 mi awayWatertown6 Collins Colony residents work here · Jobs & commute →
10%Willow Lake
10% of workers
6.4 mi awayWillow Lake3 Collins Colony residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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.

The jobs

Collins Colony works in goods: 86% of its jobs

Jobs based in Collins ColonyJobs Collins Colony residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms86%27%
Trade, transport & utilities14%37%
Services: health, schools, offices0%37%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month7%27%
Over $3,333 a month93%53%

Who does it

29 or younger21%10%
30 to 5450%63%
55 and older29%27%

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 Collins Colony’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Collins Colony’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miClark: 33% · 23.1 miWatertown: 20% · 36.6 miWillow Lake: 10% · 6.4 miLake Norden: 3% · 24.2 miChamberlain: 3% · 95.9 miYankton: 3% · 115.6 miHuron: 3% · 28.2 miMitchell: 3% · 59.1 miSioux Falls: 3% · 84.6 miRapid City: 3% · 274.7 miClark 33%Watertown 20%Willow Lake 10%Lake Norden 3%Chamberlain 3%Collins Colony
Collins ColonyTop destinations (size = commuters)
10%Under 10 mi3 residents
43%10–24 mi13 residents
27%25–50 mi8 residents
20%Over 50 mi6 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Collins Colony: questions

Where do people who live in Collins Colony work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clark (33%, 23 mi), Watertown (20%, 37 mi), Willow Lake (10%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Collins Colony, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Collins Colony

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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.