Work and commuting in Ramona
Working residents average 16 minutes each way, next to 18 for South Dakota and 26 for the U.S. Working from home is the commute for <1% of workers, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. Only 1% stay in Ramona for work; outside it, Madison is the main destination (33%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ramona quiets down on a workday
On a workday 69 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Ramona on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.70 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 Ramona’s residents
Where Ramona clocks in
33% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Ramona
49 jobs are based in Ramona.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ramona, 2013 → 2023: 62 → 49. 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 Ramona’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 16 minutes each way, quicker than most of South Dakota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ramona workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 287 commuters (the <1% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Ramona
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 Ramona: questions
What is the median household income in Ramona?
$78,750 (±$50,762) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ramona?
26.2%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ramona?
16 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. <1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ramona work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (33%, 10 mi), Sioux Falls (21%, 47 mi), Brookings (10%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ramona 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 Ramona, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ramona
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.