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Jobs & commute in Grass Ranch Colony

Grass Ranch Colony has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

There are 1 jobs in Grass Ranch Colony, against 10 working residents. Hardly any stay in Grass Ranch Colony for work; outside it, Chamberlain is the main destination (40%, 24 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

1 jobs based here
Work in town
0%
0 of 10 working residents
Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Grass Ranch Colony

On a workday 10 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

10live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Job hub or commuter town?
0.10jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where the trip to work from Grass Ranch Colony ends

Platte: 1 residents work here (10%)Oacoma: 1 residents work here (10%)Kimball: 1 residents work here (10%)Chamberlain: 4 residents work here (40%)Sioux Falls: 1 residents work here (10%)Pleasant Ridge Township: 1 residents work here (10%)Waldro Township: 1 residents work here (10%)Grass Ranch ColonyChamberlainPlatteOacomaKimballSioux FallsPleasant Ridge TownshipGrass Ranch Colony
1
Chamberlain24.5 mi away
40%4
2
Platte18.3 mi away
10%1
3
Oacoma26.3 mi away
10%1
4
Kimball7.6 mi away
10%1
5
Sioux Falls107.9 mi away
10%1
6
Pleasant Ridge Township179.4 mi away
10%1
7
Waldro Township12.1 mi away
10%1
The top trips

Where Grass Ranch Colony clocks in

40%Chamberlain
40% of workers
24.5 mi awayChamberlain4 Grass Ranch Colony residents work here · Jobs & commute →
10%Platte
10% of workers
18.3 mi awayPlatte1 Grass Ranch Colony residents work here · Jobs & commute →
10% of workers
26.3 mi awayOacoma1 Grass Ranch Colony residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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.

The jobs

Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Grass Ranch Colony

Jobs based in Grass Ranch ColonyJobs Grass Ranch Colony residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%10%
Trade, transport & utilities0%30%
Services: health, schools, offices0%60%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%30%
Over $3,333 a month100%60%

Who does it

29 or younger0%20%
30 to 54100%50%
55 and older0%30%

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 Grass Ranch Colony’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How far Grass Ranch Colony goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miChamberlain: 40% · 24.5 miPlatte: 10% · 18.3 miOacoma: 10% · 26.3 miKimball: 10% · 7.6 miSioux Falls: 10% · 107.9 miPleasant Ridge Township: 10% · 179.4 miWaldro Township: 10% · 12.1 miChamberlain 40%Platte 10%Oacoma 10%Kimball 10%Sioux Falls 10%Grass Ranch Colony
Grass Ranch ColonyTop destinations (size = commuters)
10%Under 10 mi1 residents
40%10–24 mi4 residents
30%25–50 mi3 residents
20%Over 50 mi2 residents

About 20% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Grass Ranch Colony: questions

Where do people who live in Grass Ranch Colony work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chamberlain (40%, 24 mi), Platte (10%, 18 mi), Oacoma (10%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Grass Ranch Colony, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

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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.