Work and commuting in Doland
About one in ten stay in Doland for work; outside it, Aberdeen is the main destination (11%, 43 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 38 minutes; South Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26. Employers in Doland report 78 jobs, against 46 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Doland for work, and who comes in
On a workday 41 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 73 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Doland on a workday afternoon, 16% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 towns that send workers to Doland
Where Doland 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Doland
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Doland, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 78. 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 Doland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Doland: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Doland workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 126 commuters (the 5% 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 Doland to work
About 48% 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 Doland: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Doland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doland | – | — | — | 38 min | $64,922 |
| Spring Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Belle Plaine Township | under 3% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Richfield Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Prairie Center Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Spring Township, Belle Plaine Township, Richfield Township and Prairie Center Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Doland’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 Doland: questions
What is the median household income in Doland?
$64,922 (±$15,307) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Doland?
12.9%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Doland?
38 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Doland work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aberdeen (11%, 43 mi), Redfield (4%, 21 mi), Huron (4%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Doland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Doland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Doland
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.