RANKING · 2024 ACS · 66 SHOWN OF 66

Most car-dependent, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of commuters who drive to work alone (2024 ACS). This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 66 is 75.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Jackson County, SD, up 50 places to #10.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS 2010

01▲1Codington County, SDSD29,56283.7%+2.7 pts

02▼1Union County, SDSD17,40282.6%−2.0 pts

03▲39Buffalo County, SDSD1,80282.2%+18.5 pts

04▲44Bennett County, SDSD3,30781.0%+21.8 pts

05▲3Stanley County, SDSD3,01880.9%+7.1 pts

06▲16Marshall County, SDSD4,42680.5%+8.7 pts

07▲7Turner County, SDSD9,31480.1%+7.1 pts

08▼3Lincoln County, SDSD77,14580.1%−6.0 pts

09▲14Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28479.7%+7.2 pts

10▲50Jackson County, SDSD2,66679.5%+19.0 pts

11▼1Brown County, SDSD37,56179.3%−1.3 pts

12▲8Hughes County, SDSD17,57079.1%+3.2 pts

13▼9Davison County, SDSD20,06978.7%+2.6 pts

14▲12Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41378.7%+9.9 pts

15▲30Fall River County, SDSD7,46778.6%+10.4 pts

16▼5Yankton County, SDSD23,63578.5%−1.3 pts

17▲10Haakon County, SDSD1,80278.4%+11.4 pts

18▲23Douglas County, SDSD2,88878.4%+10.5 pts

19▲11Walworth County, SDSD5,21778.2%+8.2 pts

20▼4Lake County, SDSD10,99377.9%+1.6 pts

21▼6Gregory County, SDSD4,03777.5%+10.7 pts

22▲16McCook County, SDSD5,96477.4%+11.0 pts

23▼14Pennington County, SDSD116,79277.4%−3.3 pts

24▼18Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69177.2%−6.7 pts

25▼7Potter County, SDSD2,37777.1%+10.4 pts

26▲8Meade County, SDSD30,71176.6%−0.1 pts

27▼8Lawrence County, SDSD29,45976.3%+2.1 pts

28▼7Day County, SDSD5,48476.3%+2.7 pts

29▲15Aurora County, SDSD2,80176.2%+9.9 pts

30▼27Todd County, SDSD8,86376.0%+9.9 pts

31▼7Hanson County, SDSD3,45675.8%+5.6 pts

32▲18Moody County, SDSD6,63275.5%−4.8 pts

33▲26Butte County, SDSD10,85675.4%+2.4 pts

34▲24Clay County, SDSD15,03175.4%+5.7 pts

35▼18Roberts County, SDSD10,25575.3%+0.7 pts

36▼24Beadle County, SDSD19,62475.3%+1.4 pts

37▼9Miner County, SDSD2,28175.3%+6.7 pts

38▼2Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30375.3%+8.0 pts

39▼32Grant County, SDSD7,53474.9%+5.3 pts

40▼11Tripp County, SDSD5,70874.5%+3.3 pts

41▼9Custer County, SDSD9,43174.0%−2.8 pts

42▼11Brookings County, SDSD37,63573.9%−2.7 pts

43▼3Hamlin County, SDSD6,90073.4%+1.3 pts

44▲2Lyman County, SDSD3,69473.4%+0.2 pts

45▼32Deuel County, SDSD4,40873.2%+0.3 pts

46▼3Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24473.0%+10.3 pts

47▲4Sanborn County, SDSD2,38872.4%+3.9 pts

48▲9Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33872.0%–

49▼16Dewey County, SDSD5,41971.9%+9.9 pts

50▼11Jerauld County, SDSD1,65471.1%−0.8 pts

51▲4Hand County, SDSD3,12170.9%+4.1 pts

52Brule County, SDSD5,27870.5%+2.2 pts

53Sully County, SDSD1,47969.2%+11.7 pts

54▼5Clark County, SDSD4,03168.8%+2.1 pts

55▼1McPherson County, SDSD2,34767.8%+5.1 pts

56Faulk County, SDSD2,17867.4%+4.6 pts

57▼20Edmunds County, SDSD4,02267.3%−1.1 pts

58▲4Jones County, SDSD91366.1%−8.2 pts

59▼24Spink County, SDSD6,15565.9%+1.9 pts

60▲3Corson County, SDSD3,78165.2%+3.5 pts

61▼36Hyde County, SDSD1,19164.8%−1.5 pts

62▼15Mellette County, SDSD2,13764.0%+15.5 pts

63▲3Harding County, SDSD1,33160.4%+18.9 pts

64Perkins County, SDSD2,85356.9%−3.1 pts

65▼4Campbell County, SDSD1,37755.7%−9.4 pts

66▼1Ziebach County, SDSD2,38951.6%−2.2 pts

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