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Most public transit riders, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties with the most workers commuting by public transportation, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of commuters, not the transit share. This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 66 is 0. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Meade County, SD, up 56 places to #3.

SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Most public transit riders by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPTRANSIT COMMUTERSVS 2020
01Minnehaha County, SDSD212,691756+24%
02▲16Yankton County, SDSD23,635199+696%
03▲56Meade County, SDSD30,711159–
04▲6Lawrence County, SDSD29,459130+233%
05▲11Clay County, SDSD15,031115+326%
06▲31Brown County, SDSD37,561103+5050%
07▼4Davison County, SDSD20,06998−31%
08▼6Pennington County, SDSD116,79295−81%
09▼5Hughes County, SDSD17,57090+3%
10▲2Brookings County, SDSD37,63584+140%
11▲16Codington County, SDSD29,56277+1000%
12▼3Lake County, SDSD10,99350+16%
13▲53Tripp County, SDSD5,70850–
14▲6Roberts County, SDSD10,25547+161%
15▲4Lincoln County, SDSD77,14544+83%
16▼10Moody County, SDSD6,63234−32%
17▲4Butte County, SDSD10,85621+40%
18▲7Turner County, SDSD9,31417+113%
19▼5Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30316−50%
20▲8Day County, SDSD5,48416+129%
21▼6Walworth County, SDSD5,21714−50%
22▲9Lyman County, SDSD3,69412+100%
23▼6Dewey County, SDSD5,41911−58%
24▲20Beadle County, SDSD19,62410–
25▲1Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2449+29%
26▲4Hyde County, SDSD1,1919+50%
27▼3Brule County, SDSD5,2786−25%
28▲4Douglas County, SDSD2,8886+20%
29▲9Hand County, SDSD3,1213+50%
30▼1Fall River County, SDSD7,4672−71%
31▲20Faulk County, SDSD2,1782–
32▼24Custer County, SDSD9,4311−98%
33▲9Hamlin County, SDSD6,9000–
34▲9Aurora County, SDSD2,8010–
35▲1Bennett County, SDSD3,3070−100%
36▲9Buffalo County, SDSD1,8020–
37▲9Campbell County, SDSD1,3770–
38▲9Clark County, SDSD4,0310–
39▲9Corson County, SDSD3,7810–
40▲9Deuel County, SDSD4,4080–
41▲9Edmunds County, SDSD4,0220–
42▼9Grant County, SDSD7,5340−100%
43▲9Gregory County, SDSD4,0370–
44▲9Haakon County, SDSD1,8020–
45▲9Hanson County, SDSD3,4560–
46▲9Harding County, SDSD1,3310–
47▲9Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130–
48▼13Jackson County, SDSD2,6660−100%
49▼10Jerauld County, SDSD1,6540−100%
50▲7Jones County, SDSD9130–
51▼11Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2840−100%
52▲6McCook County, SDSD5,9640–
53▼19McPherson County, SDSD2,3470−100%
54▼41Marshall County, SDSD4,4260−100%
55▲5Mellette County, SDSD2,1370–
56▲5Miner County, SDSD2,2810–
57▼52Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,3380−100%
58▼36Perkins County, SDSD2,8530−100%
59▲3Potter County, SDSD2,3770–
60▲3Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880–
61▲3Spink County, SDSD6,1550–
62▼51Stanley County, SDSD3,0180−100%
63▲2Sully County, SDSD1,4790–
64▼57Todd County, SDSD8,8630−100%
65▼42Union County, SDSD17,4020−100%
66▼25Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890−100%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES