Where Iroquois earns its living
For 2% of workers, the job is at home, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole. Only 3% work in Iroquois; the top destination outside it is De Smet (28%, 15 miles). The average commute takes 24 minutes each way (South Dakota 18, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Iroquois, and who commutes in
On a workday 106 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Iroquois on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.72 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.
Out of Iroquois to work: where people go
Where Iroquois clocks in
28% 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.
What work there is in Iroquois: 78 jobs
78 jobs are based in Iroquois.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Iroquois, 2013 → 2023: 117 → 78. 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 Iroquois’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Iroquois: about 24 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Iroquois workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 225 commuters (the 2% 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 commute from Iroquois, by distance
About 32% 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 Iroquois
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Iroquois workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iroquois | – | — | — | 24 min | $59,926 |
| Iroquois Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Logan Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Banner Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Iroquois Township, Logan Township and Banner Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Iroquois’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 Iroquois: questions
What is the median household income in Iroquois?
$59,926 (±$19,291) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Iroquois?
2.3%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Iroquois?
24 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Iroquois work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are De Smet (28%, 15 mi), Huron (14%, 18 mi), Sioux Falls (8%, 80 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Iroquois 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 Iroquois, from the people who make the trip.
More of Iroquois
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.