Jobs and the daily commute in Upland Colony
Home is the office for 100% of workers, against 10% across South Dakota. Hardly any stay in Upland Colony for work; outside it, Woonsocket is the main destination (19%, 19 miles). No jobs are based in Upland Colony in the Census job records; 85 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Upland Colony for work, and who comes in
On a workday 85 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in Upland Colony on a workday afternoon, 100% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Upland Colony’s working residents head each day
Where Upland Colony 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.
Working from home in Upland Colony
of Upland Colony workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Short hops and long hauls from Upland Colony
About 27% 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 2024.
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 2024, 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 Upland Colony: questions
What is the poverty rate in Upland Colony?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Upland Colony work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Woonsocket (19%, 19 mi), Mitchell (16%, 11 mi), Silver Creek Township (8%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Upland Colony, from the people who make the trip.
More of Upland Colony
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.