Jobs and the daily commute in Smithwick
0% of workers have no commute at all, against 10% across South Dakota. Hardly any stay in Smithwick for work; outside it, Hot Springs is the main destination (33%, 15 miles). Working residents average 54 minutes each way; South Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Smithwick by day
On a workday 12 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13 people are in Smithwick on a workday afternoon, 48% 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 the trip to work from Smithwick ends
Where Smithwick clocks in
33% of workers
17% of workers
17% 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.
Each way, about 54 minutes from Smithwick
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 17.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Smithwick workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Smithwick
About 33% 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.
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 Smithwick: questions
What is the poverty rate in Smithwick?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Smithwick?
54 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 Smithwick work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hot Springs (33%, 15 mi), Edgemont (17%, 31 mi), Rapid City (17%, 53 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Smithwick 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 Smithwick, from the people who make the trip.
More of Smithwick
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.