For about two in five of its working residents, Hitchcock is a commute to Huron
Only 4% stay in Hitchcock for work; outside it, Huron is the main destination (43%, 21 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. The average commute takes 23 minutes each way, next to 18 for South Dakota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Hitchcock for work, and who comes in
On a workday 52 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 73 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Hitchcock on a workday afternoon, 19% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.39 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.
Out of Hitchcock to work: where people go
Where Hitchcock 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.
The kinds of work in Hitchcock
75 jobs are based in Hitchcock.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hitchcock, 2013 → 2023: 68 → 75. 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 Hitchcock’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way, longer than most of South Dakota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hitchcock workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 34 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.
How far it is to work from Hitchcock
About 24% 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.
Hitchcock and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hitchcock workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitchcock | – | — | — | 23 min | $67,656 |
| Altoona Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Altoona Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hitchcock’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 Hitchcock: questions
What is the median household income in Hitchcock?
$67,656 (±$9,035) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hitchcock?
14.3%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hitchcock?
23 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hitchcock work?
4% work in town.
Can you get around Hitchcock 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 Hitchcock, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hitchcock
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.