Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Corn Creek
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 10% across South Dakota. Hardly any work in Corn Creek itself; outside it, Mission draws the most (33%, 33 miles). The Census job records count 21 working residents of Corn Creek and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Corn Creek for work, and who comes in
On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 92 people are in Corn Creek on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
The places Corn Creek commutes to
Where Corn Creek clocks in
33% of workers
14% 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.
Working from home in Corn Creek
of Corn Creek workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8 commuters (the 0% 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 Corn Creek commutes less than 33 miles
About 19% 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.
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 Corn Creek: questions
What is the median household income in Corn Creek?
$2,499 (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Corn Creek?
92.9%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Corn Creek work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mission (33%, 33 mi), White River (14%, 23 mi), St. Francis (10%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Corn Creek without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Corn Creek, from the people who make the trip.
More of Corn Creek
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.