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Jobs & commute in Hillcrest Colony

Hillcrest Colony at work: jobs, income and the commute

Hardly any work in Hillcrest Colony itself; outside it, Watertown draws the most (17%, 25 miles). The Census job records count 29 working residents of Hillcrest Colony and no jobs based in it.

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

0 jobs based here
Work in town
0%
0 of 29 working residents
Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Hillcrest Colony

On a workday 29 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

29live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

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 people from Hillcrest Colony work

Pipestone: 1 residents work here (3%)Marshall: 1 residents work here (3%)Willow Lake: 1 residents work here (3%)Clark: 4 residents work here (14%)Huron: 1 residents work here (3%)Brookings: 1 residents work here (3%)Watertown: 5 residents work here (17%)Sioux Falls: 3 residents work here (10%)Elrod Township: 1 residents work here (3%)Day Township: 3 residents work here (10%)Hillcrest ColonyWatertownClarkSioux FallsDay TownshipPipestoneMarshallHillcrest Colony
1
Watertown25.1 mi away
17%5
2
Clark5.4 mi away
14%4
3
Sioux Falls107.3 mi away
10%3
4
Day Township7.1 mi away
10%3
5
Pipestone, MN93.5 mi away
3%1
6
Marshall, MN98.3 mi away
3%1
7
Willow Lake21.8 mi away
3%1
8
Huron48.1 mi away
3%1
9
Brookings61.8 mi away
3%1
10
Elrod Township8.2 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
28%8
The top trips

Where Hillcrest Colony clocks in

17% of workers
25.1 mi awayWatertown5 Hillcrest Colony residents work here · Jobs & commute →
14% of workers
5.4 mi awayClark4 Hillcrest Colony residents work here · Jobs & commute →
10%Sioux Falls
10% of workers
107.3 mi awaySioux Falls3 Hillcrest 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.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from Hillcrest Colony

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWatertown: 17% · 25.1 miClark: 14% · 5.4 miSioux Falls: 10% · 107.3 miDay Township: 10% · 7.1 miPipestone: 3% · 93.5 miMarshall: 3% · 98.3 miWillow Lake: 3% · 21.8 miHuron: 3% · 48.1 miBrookings: 3% · 61.8 miElrod Township: 3% · 8.2 miWatertown 17%Clark 14%Sioux Falls 10%Day Township 10%Pipestone 3%Hillcrest Colony
Hillcrest ColonyTop destinations (size = commuters)
31%Under 10 mi9 residents
24%10–24 mi7 residents
24%25–50 mi7 residents
21%Over 50 mi6 residents

About 21% 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 Hillcrest Colony: questions

Where do people who live in Hillcrest Colony work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watertown (17%, 25 mi), Clark (14%, 5 mi), Sioux Falls (10%, 107 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Hillcrest 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.