With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Fedora works elsewhere
Employers in Fedora report 1 jobs for 12 working residents. Hardly any stay in Fedora for work; outside it, Howard is the main destination (33%, 13 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all (South Dakota 10%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Fedora: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 12 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 54 people are in Fedora on a workday afternoon, 17% 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.
The places Fedora commutes to
Where Fedora clocks in
8% 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.
Jobs in Fedora: what the 1 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fedora, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 1. 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 Fedora’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Fedora
of Fedora workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 42 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.
The distance from Fedora to work
About 42% 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 Fedora: questions
What is the median household income in Fedora?
$75,526 (±$23,951) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fedora?
4.6%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Fedora work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Howard (33%, 13 mi), Brookings (17%, 54 mi), Madison (8%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fedora without a car?
0% 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 Fedora, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fedora
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.