Colome at work: jobs, income and the commute
At 18 minutes each way, commutes from Colome run about the South Dakota average. Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers; South Dakota has 10%. Only 5% stay in Colome for work; outside it, Winner is the main destination (31%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 96 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 87 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.91 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.
Commuting out of Colome: the destinations
Where Colome 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.
What Colome’s employers do
92 jobs are based in Colome.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Colome, 2013 → 2023: 79 → 92. 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 Colome’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Colome: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Colome workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 144 commuters (the 2% 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 many miles Colome commutes
About 32% 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.
Around Colome: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Colome workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colome | – | — | — | 18 min | $51,000 |
| Colome Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Colome Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Colome’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 Colome: questions
What is the median household income in Colome?
$51,000 (±$19,225) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Colome?
28.9%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Colome?
18 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Colome work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winner (31%, 11 mi), Sioux Falls (11%, 151 mi), Black Township (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Colome without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Colome, from the people who make the trip.
More of Colome
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.