Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Parmelee
The average commute takes 14 minutes each way (South Dakota 18, U.S. 26). 0% of workers have no commute at all; South Dakota has 10%. Hardly any work in Parmelee; the top destination outside it is Mission (31%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Parmelee for work, and who comes in
On a workday 108 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Parmelee on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
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.
Where Parmelee’s working residents head each day
Where Parmelee clocks in
31% 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.
Parmelee’s commute takes about 14 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Parmelee workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 50 commuters (the 0% 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.
Parmelee’s commute, mile by mile
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.
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 Parmelee: questions
What is the poverty rate in Parmelee?
84.9%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Parmelee?
14 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Parmelee work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mission (31%, 19 mi), Two Strike (21%, 11 mi), St. Francis (13%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Parmelee 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 Parmelee, from the people who make the trip.
More of Parmelee
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.