Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC BY 4.0Egan has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Egan report 33 jobs for 99 working residents. Only 1% work in Egan; the top destination outside it is Flandreau (37%, 4 miles). Working from home is the commute for 22% of workers (South Dakota 10%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Egan on a workday afternoon
On a workday 98 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Egan on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Out of Egan to work: where people go
Where Egan clocks in
37% 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.
What Egan’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Egan, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 33. 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 Egan’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Egan: about 24 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Egan workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 61 commuters (the 22% 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 far it is to work from Egan
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.
Next door to Egan
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Egan workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan | – | — | — | 24 min | $63,482 |
| Grovena Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Egan Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grovena Township and Egan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Egan’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 Egan: questions
What is the median household income in Egan?
$63,482 (±$7,013) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Egan?
10.8%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Egan?
24 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Egan work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Flandreau (37%, 4 mi), Sioux Falls (21%, 32 mi), Brookings (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Egan 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 Egan, from the people who make the trip.
More of Egan
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.