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Longest commutes, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties ranked by mean travel time to work (2024 ACS). This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 66 is 17.7. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Sully County, SD, up 31 places to #23.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01Custer County, SDSD9,43129.5+75%

02▲4Deuel County, SDSD4,40825.4+70%

03▼1Turner County, SDSD9,31425.3+42%

04▲9Miner County, SDSD2,28125.2+86%

05▼2McCook County, SDSD5,96425.2+33%

06▲25Butte County, SDSD10,85624.5+62%

07▲26Day County, SDSD5,48422.3+56%

08▲1Hamlin County, SDSD6,90022.2+46%

09▼4Hanson County, SDSD3,45621.7+30%

10▼6Ziebach County, SDSD2,38921.7+42%

11▼1Sanborn County, SDSD2,38821.2+49%

12▼5Corson County, SDSD3,78121.0+25%

13▲19Aurora County, SDSD2,80121.0+54%

14▲15Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28420.8+46%

15▼7Clark County, SDSD4,03120.8+50%

16▲2Edmunds County, SDSD4,02220.0+50%

17Moody County, SDSD6,63219.9+32%

18▼3Meade County, SDSD30,71119.8+66%

19▲3Douglas County, SDSD2,88819.6+63%

20▲18Clay County, SDSD15,03119.5+43%

21▼10Fall River County, SDSD7,46719.4+18%

22▼1Pennington County, SDSD116,79219.4+78%

23▲31Sully County, SDSD1,47919.3+47%

24▼12Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24419.3+48%

25▼5Lincoln County, SDSD77,14519.3+55%

26▲2Lawrence County, SDSD29,45919.1+40%

27▲12Haakon County, SDSD1,80219.0+57%

28▲7Harding County, SDSD1,33118.7+21%

29▲8Dewey County, SDSD5,41918.5+37%

30McPherson County, SDSD2,34718.4+37%

31▲11Stanley County, SDSD3,01818.0+78%

32▼6Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69117.8+74%

33▼14Union County, SDSD17,40217.7+42%

34▼10Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41317.2+29%

35▼12Spink County, SDSD6,15517.1+37%

36▲23Faulk County, SDSD2,17816.9+31%

37▲9Walworth County, SDSD5,21716.7+54%

38▼24Mellette County, SDSD2,13716.7+2%

39▼23Todd County, SDSD8,86316.7+27%

40▼6Roberts County, SDSD10,25516.2+34%

41▼16Marshall County, SDSD4,42616.0+14%

42▼2Gregory County, SDSD4,03715.9+39%

43▲4Jerauld County, SDSD1,65415.8+18%

44▲1Lyman County, SDSD3,69415.8+12%

45▲13Brule County, SDSD5,27815.5+23%

46▼2Campbell County, SDSD1,37715.5+16%

47▼6Jones County, SDSD91315.3+18%

48▲4Yankton County, SDSD23,63515.3+41%

49▲17Hyde County, SDSD1,19115.3+26%

50▼23Lake County, SDSD10,99314.9+16%

51▲5Perkins County, SDSD2,85314.7+25%

52▲13Hughes County, SDSD17,57014.6+54%

53▼10Brookings County, SDSD37,63514.3+30%

54▲9Potter County, SDSD2,37714.2+9%

55▼4Codington County, SDSD29,56214.1+38%

56▲4Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30314.1+32%

57▲7Davison County, SDSD20,06914.1+32%

58▲4Brown County, SDSD37,56113.9+48%

59▲2Tripp County, SDSD5,70813.8+17%

60▼11Grant County, SDSD7,53413.7+27%

61▼25Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33813.5–

62▼14Buffalo County, SDSD1,80213.4+4%

63▼8Beadle County, SDSD19,62413.4+19%

64▼7Hand County, SDSD3,12113.2−3%

65▼15Bennett County, SDSD3,30712.0−11%

66▼13Jackson County, SDSD2,66611.4−16%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES