About half of Nunda’s working residents commute to Madison
Hardly any stay in Nunda for work; outside it, Madison is the main destination (45%, 12 miles). Commuters spend 28 minutes getting to work on average, where South Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26. Nunda has 5 jobs, and 22 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Nunda quiets down on a workday
On a workday 22 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 29 people are in Nunda on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.23 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 towns that employ Nunda’s residents
Where Nunda clocks in
45% of workers
5% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nunda, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 5. 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 Nunda’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Nunda: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nunda workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21 commuters (the 5% 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 Nunda commutes
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.
Next door to Nunda
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nunda workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nunda | – | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Nunda Township | under 5% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Nunda Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nunda’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 Nunda: questions
What is the poverty rate in Nunda?
27.5%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nunda?
28 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nunda work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Nunda 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 Nunda, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nunda
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.