Work, pay and getting to work in Dimock
Only 4% stay in Dimock for work; outside it, Parkston is the main destination (32%, 6 miles). The average commute, 18 minutes each way, matches the South Dakota norm. 39 jobs are based in Dimock; 53 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Dimock
On a workday 51 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 37 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.
0.74 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.
Where Dimock goes to work
Where Dimock 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.
In Dimock, 69% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dimock, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 39. 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 Dimock’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Dimock: 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 Dimock workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 45 commuters (the 6% 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.
The distance from Dimock to work
About 25% 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 Dimock: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dimock workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimock | – | — | — | 18 min | $92,500 |
| Cross Plains Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cross Plains Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dimock’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 Dimock: questions
What is the median household income in Dimock?
$92,500 (±$28,215) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dimock?
3.8%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dimock?
18 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dimock work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Parkston (32%, 6 mi), Mitchell (21%, 18 mi), Sioux Falls (9%, 63 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dimock without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dimock, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dimock
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.