With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Davis works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Davis itself; outside it, Sioux Falls draws the most (31%, 24 miles). Employers in Davis report 7 jobs, and 29 of its residents work somewhere. 3% of workers work from home, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Davis by day and by night
On a workday 29 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 35 people are in Davis on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
Commuting out of Davis: the destinations
Where Davis 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.
Jobs in Davis: what the 7 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Davis, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 7. 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 Davis’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Davis’ commute takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Davis workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 37 commuters (the 3% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Davis
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 Davis compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Davis workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis | – | — | — | 25 min | $85,000 |
| Turner Township | under 4% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Middleton Township | under 4% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Turner Township and Middleton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Davis’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 Davis: questions
What is the median household income in Davis?
$85,000 (±$53,924) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Davis?
5.3%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Davis?
25 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Davis work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (31%, 24 mi), Viborg (10%, 8 mi), Centerville (10%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Davis without a car?
5% 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 Davis, from the people who make the trip.
More of Davis
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.