Ravinia has 4.0 jobs for every working resident: 58 people commute in to work
About one in seven stay in Ravinia for work; outside it, Lake Andes is the main destination (27%, 6 miles). 60 jobs are based in Ravinia; 15 of its residents have a job. 0% of workers have no commute at all; South Dakota has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Ravinia for work, and who comes in
On a workday 13 residents head out to work and 2 work right here.
About 120 people are in Ravinia on a workday afternoon, 63% more than live here.
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 Ravinia’s workers come from
Where Ravinia clocks in
20% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ravinia, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 60. 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 Ravinia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Ravinia
of Ravinia workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7 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.
How far it is to work from Ravinia
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 Ravinia: questions
What is the median household income in Ravinia?
$19,688 (±$15,369) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ravinia?
46.7%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Ravinia work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lake Andes (27%, 6 mi), Wagner (20%, 8 mi), Pickstown (13%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ravinia without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 33% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ravinia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ravinia
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.