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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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS 2010

01Codington County, SDSD29,56283.7%+3%

02Union County, SDSD17,40282.6%−2%

03Buffalo County, SDSD1,80282.2%+29%

04Bennett County, SDSD3,30781.0%+37%

05Stanley County, SDSD3,01880.9%+10%

06Marshall County, SDSD4,42680.5%+12%

07Turner County, SDSD9,31480.1%+10%

08Lincoln County, SDSD77,14580.1%−7%

09Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28479.7%+10%

10Jackson County, SDSD2,66679.5%+31%

11Brown County, SDSD37,56179.3%−2%

12Hughes County, SDSD17,57079.1%+4%

13Davison County, SDSD20,06978.7%+3%

14Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41378.7%+14%

15Fall River County, SDSD7,46778.6%+15%

16Yankton County, SDSD23,63578.5%−2%

17Haakon County, SDSD1,80278.4%+17%

18Douglas County, SDSD2,88878.4%+15%

19Walworth County, SDSD5,21778.2%+12%

20Lake County, SDSD10,99377.9%+2%

21Gregory County, SDSD4,03777.5%+16%

22McCook County, SDSD5,96477.4%+17%

23Pennington County, SDSD116,79277.4%−4%

24Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69177.2%−8%

25Potter County, SDSD2,37777.1%+16%

26Meade County, SDSD30,71176.6%−0%

27Lawrence County, SDSD29,45976.3%+3%

28Day County, SDSD5,48476.3%+4%

29Aurora County, SDSD2,80176.2%+15%

30Todd County, SDSD8,86376.0%+15%

31Hanson County, SDSD3,45675.8%+8%

32Moody County, SDSD6,63275.5%−6%

33Butte County, SDSD10,85675.4%+3%

34Clay County, SDSD15,03175.4%+8%

35Roberts County, SDSD10,25575.3%+1%

36Beadle County, SDSD19,62475.3%+2%

37Miner County, SDSD2,28175.3%+10%

38Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30375.3%+12%

39Grant County, SDSD7,53474.9%+8%

40Tripp County, SDSD5,70874.5%+5%

41Custer County, SDSD9,43174.0%−4%

42Brookings County, SDSD37,63573.9%−4%

43Hamlin County, SDSD6,90073.4%+2%

44Lyman County, SDSD3,69473.4%+0%

45Deuel County, SDSD4,40873.2%+0%

46Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24473.0%+16%

47Sanborn County, SDSD2,38872.4%+6%

48Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33872.0%–

49Dewey County, SDSD5,41971.9%+16%

50Jerauld County, SDSD1,65471.1%−1%

51Hand County, SDSD3,12170.9%+6%

52Brule County, SDSD5,27870.5%+3%

53Sully County, SDSD1,47969.2%+20%

54Clark County, SDSD4,03168.8%+3%

55McPherson County, SDSD2,34767.8%+8%

56Faulk County, SDSD2,17867.4%+7%

57Edmunds County, SDSD4,02267.3%−2%

58Jones County, SDSD91366.1%−11%

59Spink County, SDSD6,15565.9%+3%

60Corson County, SDSD3,78165.2%+6%

61Hyde County, SDSD1,19164.8%−2%

62Mellette County, SDSD2,13764.0%+32%

63Harding County, SDSD1,33160.4%+46%

64Perkins County, SDSD2,85356.9%−5%

65Campbell County, SDSD1,37755.7%−14%

66Ziebach County, SDSD2,38951.6%−4%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES