Work, pay and getting to work in Vilas
0% of workers work from home, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole. Hardly any work in Vilas; the top destination outside it is Howard (29%, 4 miles). Vilas has 7 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Vilas on a workday afternoon
On a workday 7 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16 people are in Vilas on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 Vilas goes to work
Where Vilas clocks in
14% 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.
Working from home in Vilas
of Vilas workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6 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.
Half of Vilas commutes less than 24 miles
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.
Vilas and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vilas workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vilas | – | — | — | — | — |
| Howard Township | under 15% | — | — | 10 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Howard Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Vilas’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 Vilas: questions
What is the poverty rate in Vilas?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Vilas work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Howard (29%, 4 mi), Mitchell (29%, 30 mi), Dell Rapids (14%, 46 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Vilas 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 Vilas, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vilas
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.