Photo: PhoebusQ · CC BY-SA 4.0Where Wilmot earns its living
There are 226 jobs in Wilmot for 159 working residents. About one in five work in Wilmot; the top destination outside it is Milbank (17%, 17 miles). The average commute takes 21 minutes each way, next to 18 for South Dakota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Wilmot by day and by night
On a workday 124 residents head out to work, 35 work right here, and 191 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Wilmot on a workday afternoon, 16% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.42 per resident).
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 Wilmot to work: where people go
Where Wilmot clocks in
17% of workers
8% 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.
Jobs in Wilmot: what the 226 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wilmot, 2013 → 2023: 207 → 226. 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 Wilmot’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 21 minutes from Wilmot
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wilmot workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 150 commuters (the 10% 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.
Wilmot’s commute, mile by mile
About 26% 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.
Wilmot and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wilmot workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmot | – | — | — | 21 min | $59,583 |
| Garfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Springdale Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Garfield Township and Springdale Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wilmot’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 Wilmot: questions
What is the median household income in Wilmot?
$59,583 (±$28,246) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wilmot?
12.5%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wilmot?
21 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wilmot work?
22% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milbank (17%, 17 mi), Sisseton (8%, 20 mi), Sioux Falls (4%, 129 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wilmot without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wilmot, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wilmot
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.