Most of Geddes commutes out: there are 0.6 jobs for every working resident
There are 35 jobs in Geddes; 62 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Geddes itself; outside it, Platte draws the most (39%, 12 miles). The average commute takes 23 minutes each way, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Geddes
On a workday 62 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Geddes on a workday afternoon, 18% 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 towns that employ Geddes’ residents
Where Geddes 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.
Jobs in Geddes: what the 35 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Geddes, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 35. 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 Geddes’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes to work from Geddes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Geddes workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 74 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.
Half of Geddes commutes less than 12 miles
About 16% 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.
The towns around Geddes
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Geddes workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geddes | – | — | — | 23 min | $60,000 |
| Rhoda Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rhoda Township and Jackson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Geddes’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 Geddes: questions
What is the median household income in Geddes?
$60,000 (±$19,537) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Geddes?
3.8%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Geddes?
23 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Geddes work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Platte (39%, 12 mi), Platte Township (18%, 13 mi), Mitchell (8%, 46 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Geddes without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Geddes, from the people who make the trip.
More of Geddes
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.