Our Savior's Lutheran Church · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Jobs, income and commuting in Maxwell Colony, SD
Hardly any work in Maxwell Colony; the top destination outside it is Parkston (18%, 23 miles). Maxwell Colony has 68 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Maxwell Colony for work, and who comes in
On a workday 68 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
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.
The places Maxwell Colony commutes to
Where Maxwell Colony 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.
Maxwell Colony’s commute, mile by mile
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.
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 Maxwell Colony: questions
Where do people who live in Maxwell Colony work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Parkston (18%, 23 mi), Mitchell (9%, 43 mi), Tripp (7%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Maxwell Colony, from the people who make the trip.
More of Maxwell Colony
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.