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Jobs & commute in Platte Colony

Where Platte Colony earns its living

No jobs are based in Platte Colony in the Census job records; 101 of its residents work elsewhere. Hardly any work in Platte Colony; the top destination outside it is Platte (37%, 15 miles).

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

0 jobs based here
Work in town
0%
0 of 101 working residents
Day and night

How a workday changes Platte Colony

On a workday 101 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

101live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
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 Platte Colony ends

Hawarden: 1 residents work here (1%)Lake Andes: 3 residents work here (3%)Corsica: 3 residents work here (3%)Platte: 37 residents work here (37%)Mitchell: 3 residents work here (3%)Watertown: 2 residents work here (2%)Sioux Falls: 2 residents work here (2%)Rapid City: 3 residents work here (3%)La Roche Township: 2 residents work here (2%)Platte Township: 19 residents work here (19%)Platte ColonyPlattePlatte TownshipLake AndesCorsicaMitchellRapid CityPlatte Colony
1
Platte15.3 mi away
37%37
2
Platte Township13.3 mi away
19%19
3
Lake Andes36.6 mi away
3%3
4
Corsica36.2 mi away
3%3
5
Mitchell57.2 mi away
3%3
6
Rapid City208.3 mi away
3%3
7
Watertown139.4 mi away
2%2
8
Sioux Falls120.1 mi away
2%2
9
La Roche Township3.4 mi away
2%2
10
Hawarden, IA136.9 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
26%26
The top trips

Where Platte Colony clocks in

37%Platte
37% of workers
15.3 mi awayPlatte37 Platte Colony residents work here · Jobs & commute →
19%Platte Township
19% of workers
13.3 mi awayPlatte Township19 Platte Colony residents work here · Jobs & commute →
3%Lake Andes
3% of workers
36.6 mi awayLake Andes3 Platte 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

How many miles Platte Colony commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPlatte: 37% · 15.3 miPlatte Township: 19% · 13.3 miLake Andes: 3% · 36.6 miCorsica: 3% · 36.2 miMitchell: 3% · 57.2 miRapid City: 3% · 208.3 miWatertown: 2% · 139.4 miSioux Falls: 2% · 120.1 miLa Roche Township: 2% · 3.4 miHawarden: 1% · 136.9 miPlatte 37%Platte Township 19%Lake Andes 3%Corsica 3%Mitchell 3%Platte Colony
Platte ColonyTop destinations (size = commuters)
2%Under 10 mi2 residents
59%10–24 mi60 residents
14%25–50 mi14 residents
25%Over 50 mi25 residents

About 25% 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 Platte Colony: questions

Where do people who live in Platte Colony work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Platte (37%, 15 mi), Platte Township (19%, 13 mi), Lake Andes (3%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Platte 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.