Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Mayfield Colony
No jobs are based in Mayfield Colony in the Census job records; 50 of its residents work elsewhere. Working from home is the commute for 100% of workers; South Dakota has 10%. Hardly any work in Mayfield Colony itself; outside it, Clark draws the most (30%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Mayfield Colony, and who commutes in
On a workday 50 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 27 people are in Mayfield Colony on a workday afternoon, 65% 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 Mayfield Colony’s working residents head each day
Where Mayfield Colony clocks in
30% of workers
10% 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 Mayfield Colony
of Mayfield Colony workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where in the region Mayfield Colony works
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 Mayfield Colony: questions
What is the poverty rate in Mayfield Colony?
69.6%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Mayfield Colony work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clark (30%, 15 mi), Willow Lake (12%, 5 mi), Watertown (10%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mayfield Colony, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mayfield 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.