Lincoln House · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Stickney has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Stickney has 46 jobs, and 155 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% stay in Stickney for work; outside it, Mitchell is the main destination (22%, 22 miles). The trip to work takes 20 minutes on average, where South Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Stickney on a workday afternoon
On a workday 153 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Stickney on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Out of Stickney to work: where people go
Where Stickney 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.
The kinds of work in Stickney
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stickney, 2013 → 2023: 123 → 46. 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 Stickney’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Stickney takes about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stickney workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 126 commuters (the 4% 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 Stickney’s workers travel
About 22% 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.
Next door to Stickney
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stickney workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stickney | – | — | — | 20 min | $59,750 |
| Dudley Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Aurora Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dudley Township, Aurora Township and Pleasant Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stickney’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 Stickney: questions
What is the median household income in Stickney?
$59,750 (±$22,087) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stickney?
13.7%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stickney?
20 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stickney work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mitchell (22%, 22 mi), Plankinton (11%, 9 mi), White Lake (9%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stickney without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stickney, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stickney
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.