Where La Plant earns its living
No jobs are based in La Plant in the Census job records; 57 of its residents work elsewhere. Hardly any work in La Plant itself; outside it, North Eagle Butte draws the most (30%, 30 miles). Home is the office for 6% of workers (South Dakota 10%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
La Plant by day and by night
On a workday 57 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in La Plant on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
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.
Where people from La Plant work
Where La Plant clocks in
16% 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.
Working from home in La Plant
of La Plant workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 commuters (the 6% 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 La Plant goes to work
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.
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 La Plant: questions
What is the median household income in La Plant?
$18,654 (±$13,025) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in La Plant?
96.5%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in La Plant work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are North Eagle Butte (30%, 30 mi), Timber Lake (21%, 30 mi), Eagle Butte (16%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around La Plant without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 37% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from La Plant, from the people who make the trip.
More of La Plant
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.