Most of Marty commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Marty itself; outside it, Wagner draws the most (23%, 9 miles). Marty has 33 jobs, and 125 of its residents work somewhere. 0% of workers work from home (South Dakota 10%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Marty on a workday
On a workday 124 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Marty on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
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 Marty’s working residents head each day
Where Marty clocks in
23% of workers
18% 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.
Marty works in goods: 45% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marty, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 33. 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 Marty’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Marty
of Marty workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 57 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.
Where in the region Marty works
About 29% 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 Marty: questions
What is the median household income in Marty?
$18,693 (±$3,181) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marty?
77.4%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Marty work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wagner (23%, 9 mi), Dante (18%, 13 mi), Lake Andes (12%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Marty without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Marty, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marty
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.