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Jobs & commute in New Elm Spring Colony

Jobs, income and commuting in New Elm Spring Colony, SD

New Elm Spring Colony has 46 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Hardly any work in New Elm Spring Colony; the top destination outside it is Parkston (39%, 10 miles). The poverty rate is 100.0%; South Dakota has 11.9%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

0 jobs based here
Poverty
100.0%
South Dakota 11.9%
Work in town
0%
0 of 46 working residents
Day and night

A workday in New Elm Spring Colony: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 46 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

46live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night37
Workday0
37live here− 46head out to work+ 0come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in New Elm Spring Colony on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where New Elm Spring Colony’s working residents head each day

Dimock: 1 residents work here (2%)Stickney: 1 residents work here (2%)Tripp: 1 residents work here (2%)Platte: 1 residents work here (2%)Parkston: 18 residents work here (39%)Freeman: 1 residents work here (2%)Huron: 3 residents work here (7%)Mitchell: 6 residents work here (13%)Sioux Falls: 5 residents work here (11%)Wittenberg Township: 2 residents work here (4%)New Elm Spring ColonyParkstonMitchellSioux FallsHuronWittenberg TownshipDimockNew Elm Spring Colony
1
Parkston10.3 mi away
39%18
2
Mitchell19.6 mi away
13%6
3
Sioux Falls55.1 mi away
11%5
4
Huron63.2 mi away
7%3
5
Wittenberg Township13.1 mi away
4%2
6
Dimock8 mi away
2%1
7
Stickney31.3 mi away
2%1
8
Tripp19.5 mi away
2%1
9
Platte51.4 mi away
2%1
10
Freeman22.2 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
15%7
The top trips

Where New Elm Spring Colony clocks in

39%Parkston
39% of workers
10.3 mi awayParkston18 New Elm Spring Colony residents work here · Jobs & commute →
13%Mitchell
13% of workers
19.6 mi awayMitchell6 New Elm Spring Colony residents work here · Jobs & commute →
11%Sioux Falls
11% of workers
55.1 mi awaySioux Falls5 New Elm Spring 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.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from New Elm Spring Colony

10 mi25 mi50 mi75 miParkston: 39% · 10.3 miMitchell: 13% · 19.6 miSioux Falls: 11% · 55.1 miHuron: 7% · 63.2 miWittenberg Township: 4% · 13.1 miDimock: 2% · 8 miStickney: 2% · 31.3 miTripp: 2% · 19.5 miPlatte: 2% · 51.4 miFreeman: 2% · 22.2 miParkston 39%Mitchell 13%Sioux Falls 11%Huron 7%Wittenberg Township 4%New Elm Spring Colony
New Elm Spring ColonyTop destinations (size = commuters)
4%Under 10 mi2 residents
61%10–24 mi28 residents
11%25–50 mi5 residents
24%Over 50 mi11 residents

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 2024.

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 2024, 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 New Elm Spring Colony: questions

What is the poverty rate in New Elm Spring Colony?

100.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in New Elm Spring Colony work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Parkston (39%, 10 mi), Mitchell (13%, 20 mi), Sioux Falls (11%, 55 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from New Elm Spring Colony, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of New Elm Spring Colony

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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.