Photo: Jonathunder · CC BY-SA 4.0For more than half of its working residents, Quinn is a commute to Rapid City
The Census job records count 31 working residents of Quinn and no jobs based in it. Hardly any work in Quinn itself; outside it, Rapid City draws the most (58%, 54 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Quinn, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 31 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 30 people are in Quinn on a workday afternoon, 51% 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.
Out of Quinn to work: where people go
Where Quinn clocks in
58% of workers
10% 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.
Working from home in Quinn
of Quinn workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 30 commuters (the 9% 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.
The commute from Quinn, by distance
About 74% 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.
Work in the towns next to Quinn
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Quinn workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn | – | — | — | — | $79,000 |
| Quinn Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Quinn Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Quinn’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 Quinn: questions
What is the median household income in Quinn?
$79,000 (±$40,387) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Quinn?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Quinn work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Quinn 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 Quinn, from the people who make the trip.
More of Quinn
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.