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Jobs & commute in Old Elm Spring Colony

Jobs and earnings in Old Elm Spring Colony, and the trip to work

Hardly any work in Old Elm Spring Colony; the top destination outside it is Freeman (22%, 21 miles). Old Elm Spring Colony has 37 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. The poverty rate is 48.8%, next to 11.9% for South Dakota as a whole.

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

0 jobs based here
Poverty
48.8%
South Dakota 11.9%
Work in town
0%
0 of 37 working residents
Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Old Elm Spring Colony

On a workday 37 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

37live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night75
Workday38
75live here− 37head out to work+ 0come in to work= 38on a workday

About 38 people are in Old Elm Spring Colony on a workday afternoon, 49% 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 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Old Elm Spring Colony ends

Santee: 1 residents work here (3%)Olivet: 1 residents work here (3%)Martin: 1 residents work here (3%)Menno: 3 residents work here (8%)Salem: 1 residents work here (3%)Freeman: 8 residents work here (22%)Yankton: 3 residents work here (8%)Sioux Falls: 5 residents work here (14%)Valley Township: 2 residents work here (5%)Wittenberg Township: 2 residents work here (5%)Old Elm Spring ColonyFreemanSioux FallsMennoYanktonValley TownshipWittenberg TownshipOld Elm Spring Colony
1
Freeman21.2 mi away
22%8
2
Sioux Falls53.8 mi away
14%5
3
Menno20.9 mi away
8%3
4
Yankton46.5 mi away
8%3
5
Valley Township21.8 mi away
5%2
6
Wittenberg Township12.7 mi away
5%2
7
Santee, NE45.2 mi away
3%1
8
Olivet18.5 mi away
3%1
9
Martin198.6 mi away
3%1
10
Salem26.2 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
27%10
The top trips

Where Old Elm Spring Colony clocks in

22%Freeman
22% of workers
21.2 mi awayFreeman8 Old Elm Spring Colony residents work here · Jobs & commute →
14%Sioux Falls
14% of workers
53.8 mi awaySioux Falls5 Old Elm Spring Colony residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8%Menno
8% of workers
20.9 mi awayMenno3 Old 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

Old Elm Spring Colony’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miFreeman: 22% · 21.2 miSioux Falls: 14% · 53.8 miMenno: 8% · 20.9 miYankton: 8% · 46.5 miValley Township: 5% · 21.8 miWittenberg Township: 5% · 12.7 miSantee: 3% · 45.2 miOlivet: 3% · 18.5 miMartin: 3% · 198.6 miSalem: 3% · 26.2 miFreeman 22%Sioux Falls 14%Menno 8%Yankton 8%Valley Township 5%Old Elm Spring Colony
Old Elm Spring ColonyTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
51%10–24 mi19 residents
19%25–50 mi7 residents
30%Over 50 mi11 residents

About 30% 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 Old Elm Spring Colony: questions

What is the poverty rate in Old Elm Spring Colony?

48.8%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

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

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Freeman (22%, 21 mi), Sioux Falls (14%, 54 mi), Menno (8%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

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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.