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Jobs & commute in Millbrook Colony

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Millbrook Colony works elsewhere

Hardly any work in Millbrook Colony itself; outside it, Sioux Falls draws the most (28%, 58 miles). There are 9 jobs in Millbrook Colony; 39 of its residents have a job. 57.4% of residents live below the poverty line, against 11.9% across South Dakota.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

9 jobs based here
Poverty
57.4%
South Dakota 11.9%
Work in town
0%
0 of 39 working residents
Day and night

How a workday changes Millbrook Colony

On a workday 39 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.

39live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
9work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night47
Workday17
47live here− 39head out to work+ 9come in to work= 17on a workday

About 17 people are in Millbrook Colony on a workday afternoon, 64% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.23jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

The places Millbrook Colony commutes to

Ethan: 1 residents work here (3%)White Lake: 1 residents work here (3%)Emery: 2 residents work here (5%)Alexandria: 1 residents work here (3%)Mission: 1 residents work here (3%)PlankintonCorsica: 1 residents work here (3%)HowardTyndall: 1 residents work here (3%)Hartford: 1 residents work here (3%)Mitchell: 8 residents work here (21%)Sioux Falls: 11 residents work here (28%)Rosedale TownshipJasper TownshipIndependence TownshipWayne TownshipMaxwell ColonyMillbrook ColonySioux FallsMitchellEmeryEthanWhite LakeAlexandriaMillbrook Colony
1
Sioux Falls57.7 mi away
28%11
2
Mitchell9.5 mi away
21%8
3
Emery13.4 mi away
5%2
4
Ethan10.1 mi away
3%1
5
White Lake42.2 mi away
3%1
6
Alexandria4.7 mi away
3%1
7
Mission142.1 mi away
3%1
8
Corsica31.8 mi away
3%1
9
Tyndall46.9 mi away
3%1
10
Hartford46.9 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
28%11
The top trips

Where Millbrook Colony clocks in

28%Sioux Falls
28% of workers
57.7 mi awaySioux Falls11 Millbrook Colony residents work here · Jobs & commute →
21%Mitchell
21% of workers
9.5 mi awayMitchell8 Millbrook Colony residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5%Emery
5% of workers
13.4 mi awayEmery2 Millbrook Colony residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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.

The jobs

The kinds of work in Millbrook Colony

Jobs based in Millbrook ColonyJobs Millbrook Colony residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%8%
Trade, transport & utilities100%33%
Services: health, schools, offices0%59%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month44%26%
Over $3,333 a month56%62%

Who does it

29 or younger33%28%
30 to 5433%33%
55 and older33%38%

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 Millbrook Colony’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Millbrook Colony

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miSioux Falls: 28% · 57.7 miMitchell: 21% · 9.5 miEmery: 5% · 13.4 miEthan: 3% · 10.1 miWhite Lake: 3% · 42.2 miAlexandria: 3% · 4.7 miMission: 3% · 142.1 miCorsica: 3% · 31.8 miTyndall: 3% · 46.9 miHartford: 3% · 46.9 miSioux Falls 28%Mitchell 21%Emery 5%Ethan 3%White Lake 3%Millbrook Colony
Millbrook ColonyTop destinations (size = commuters)
31%Under 10 mi12 residents
10%10–24 mi4 residents
15%25–50 mi6 residents
44%Over 50 mi17 residents

About 44% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Millbrook Colony: questions

What is the poverty rate in Millbrook Colony?

57.4%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Millbrook Colony work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (28%, 58 mi), Mitchell (21%, 10 mi), Emery (5%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Millbrook Colony, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Millbrook Colony

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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.