With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Mina works elsewhere
Mina has 83 jobs, against 228 working residents. Only 6% work in Mina itself; outside it, Aberdeen draws the most (29%, 13 miles). The average commute takes 21 minutes each way, next to 18 for South Dakota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Mina apart on work
The places Mina commutes to
Where Mina 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.
The daily flow of workers through Mina
On a workday 215 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 70 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in Mina on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
What Mina’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mina, 2013 → 2023: 56 → 83. 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 Mina’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Mina’s commute takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mina workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 326 commuters (the 13% 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.
How many miles Mina commutes
About 28% 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.
Around Mina: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mina workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mina | – | — | — | 21 min | $103,333 |
| Mercier Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mercier Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mina’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Mina: questions
What is the median household income in Mina?
$103,333 (±$28,342) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mina?
1.3%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mina?
21 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mina work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aberdeen (29%, 13 mi), Ipswich (17%, 14 mi), Sioux Falls (4%, 165 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mina without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mina, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mina
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.