St. Lawrence has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Employers in St. Lawrence report 33 jobs for 79 working residents. Only 4% work in St. Lawrence; the top destination outside it is Miller (33%, 2 miles). For 2% of workers, the job is at home (South Dakota 10%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
St. Lawrence on a workday afternoon
On a workday 76 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in St. Lawrence on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer 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 St. Lawrence goes to work
Where St. Lawrence clocks in
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.
Jobs in St. Lawrence: what the 33 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in St. Lawrence, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 33. 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 St. Lawrence’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from St. Lawrence: about 14 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of St. Lawrence workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 101 commuters (the 2% 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 many miles St. Lawrence commutes
About 32% 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.
St. Lawrence and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to St. Lawrence Township (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | St. Lawrence workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Lawrence | – | — | — | 14 min | $46,000 |
| St. Lawrence Township | 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. St. Lawrence Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of St. Lawrence’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 St. Lawrence: questions
What is the median household income in St. Lawrence?
$46,000 (±$26,188) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in St. Lawrence?
8.7%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from St. Lawrence?
14 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in St. Lawrence work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miller (33%, 2 mi), St. Lawrence Township (6%, 3 mi), Huron (4%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around St. Lawrence without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from St. Lawrence, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. Lawrence
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.