Inland Theater · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Jobs, income and commuting in Martin, SD
The trip to work takes 10 minutes on average, where South Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26. About one in three work in Martin; the top destination outside it is Batesland (7%, 19 miles). There are 468 jobs in Martin; 306 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Martin apart
Commutes from Martin are quick
The average trip to work takes 10 minutes, against 18 across South Dakota. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical South Dakota worker. Time on the road ↓
Many jobs in Martin pay little
27% of the jobs based in Martin pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 306 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Martin’s commute takes about 10 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Martin workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 371 commuters (the 7% 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.
Jobs in Martin: what the 468 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Martin, 2013 → 2023: 452 → 468. 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 Martin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Martin fills up on a workday
On a workday 206 residents head out to work, 100 work right here, and 368 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Martin on a workday afternoon, 17% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 Martin’s workers come from
Where Martin clocks in
6% 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.
Martin’s commute, mile by mile
About 25% 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.
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 Martin: questions
What is the median household income in Martin?
$54,063 (±$22,923) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Martin?
17.5%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Martin?
10 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Martin work?
33% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Batesland (7%, 19 mi), Rapid City (6%, 97 mi), Sioux Falls (2%, 252 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Martin without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Martin, from the people who make the trip.
More of Martin
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.