Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC BY 4.0Flandreau has lower household incomes than 89% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 21.9%; South Dakota has 11.9%. Jobs and income earn Flandreau D; getting around on foot earns it A−. About two in five stay in Flandreau for work; outside it, Sioux Falls is the main destination (14%, 36 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Flandreau, in a few figures
Flandreau’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Flandreau is Sioux Falls, 36 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (143) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Few Flandreau workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 10% across South Dakota. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Jobs & income in Flandreau: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Flandreau is better than 10% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Flandreau’s grade up (4.9%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($49,157, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Flandreau could be anywhere from D− to C.
How far Flandreau’s workers travel
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.
The daily trip from Flandreau: about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Flandreau workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 975 commuters (the 4% 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 daily flow of workers through Flandreau
On a workday 596 residents head out to work, 409 work right here, and 643 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.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.05 per resident).
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 employ Flandreau’s residents
Where Flandreau clocks in
9% 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.
Inside Flandreau’s 1,052 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Flandreau, 2013 → 2023: 1,202 → 1,052. 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 Flandreau’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Flandreau
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Flandreau is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Flandreau near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,014 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.2% of Flandreau households have no vehicle (South Dakota 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Flandreau’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,200, Flandreau ranks 4,312th of 4,995 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Split Rock Township SD | 3,086 | $148K | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 67 | Delapre Township SD | 2,053 | $141K | 1.2% | 0.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 101 | Springdale Township SD | 2,229 | $151K | 1.3% | 0.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,310 | Carthage NY | 3,196 | $58K | 25.8% | 5.6% | 16% | D |
| 4,311 | Chandler OK | 2,963 | $47K | 29.0% | 5.5% | 26% | D |
| 4,312 | Flandreau SD | 2,396 | $49K | 21.9% | 4.9% | 41% | D |
| 4,313 | Osceola Township MI | 1,853 | $57K | 14.5% | 0.9% | 3% | D |
| 4,314 | Lewis Township OH | 2,473 | $70K | 26.6% | 6.3% | 1% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,995 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Flandreau, the top three, the last and three more from South Dakota.
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 Flandreau: questions
What is the median household income in Flandreau?
$49,157 (±$13,288) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Flandreau?
21.9%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Flandreau?
15 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 Flandreau work?
41% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (14%, 36 mi), Flandreau Township (9%, 2 mi), Brookings (7%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Flandreau walkable?
Flandreau is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 8.1 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Flandreau without a car?
3% 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 Flandreau, from the people who make the trip.
More of Flandreau
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.