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Most remote workers, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties with the most workers 16 and over who worked from home, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of workers, not the remote-work share. This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 66 is 236. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Grant County, SD, up 25 places to #18.

SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Most remote workers by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPREMOTE WORKERSVS 2020
01Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69112,389+140%
02Pennington County, SDSD116,7925,393+63%
03Lincoln County, SDSD77,1454,896+113%
04Brookings County, SDSD37,6352,064+27%
05Meade County, SDSD30,7111,340+9%
06Brown County, SDSD37,5611,231+28%
07▲8Davison County, SDSD20,069936+109%
08Lawrence County, SDSD29,459931+30%
09▼2Codington County, SDSD29,562858+4%
10▲4Union County, SDSD17,402709+48%
11▼2Yankton County, SDSD23,635702+17%
12▲1Lake County, SDSD10,993600+19%
13▲4Beadle County, SDSD19,624586+44%
14▼4Clay County, SDSD15,031514−5%
15▼3Perkins County, SDSD2,853496−4%
16▲22Custer County, SDSD9,431492+124%
17▲6Spink County, SDSD6,155438+28%
18▲25Grant County, SDSD7,534437+177%
19▼8Butte County, SDSD10,856435−16%
20▼2Hughes County, SDSD17,570419+7%
21▲14Roberts County, SDSD10,255379+63%
22▼2Charles Mix County, SDSD9,303366−6%
23▲9McCook County, SDSD5,964326+30%
24▲3Turner County, SDSD9,314321+15%
25Brule County, SDSD5,278313+7%
26▼5Fall River County, SDSD7,467298−14%
27▼8Moody County, SDSD6,632294−24%
28▲5Day County, SDSD5,484292+18%
29▼7Hutchinson County, SDSD7,413291−16%
30▼14Corson County, SDSD3,781271−33%
31▼5Clark County, SDSD4,031265−9%
32▲10Edmunds County, SDSD4,022252+56%
33▼4Dewey County, SDSD5,419236−8%
34▲6Sanborn County, SDSD2,388227+19%
35▼11Hamlin County, SDSD6,900219−26%
36▼6Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284218−14%
37▼3Ziebach County, SDSD2,389217−12%
38▼10Bon Homme County, SDSD7,244202−25%
39▲2Campbell County, SDSD1,377201+18%
40▲8Deuel County, SDSD4,408198+33%
41▲9Hanson County, SDSD3,456191+37%
42▲12Jerauld County, SDSD1,654187+85%
43▼4Aurora County, SDSD2,801179−10%
44▼8Hand County, SDSD3,121179−23%
45▲2Lyman County, SDSD3,694169+13%
46▲5Gregory County, SDSD4,037156+30%
47▲6Walworth County, SDSD5,217147+44%
48▲12Tripp County, SDSD5,708144+89%
49▲12Hyde County, SDSD1,191123+66%
50▲9Haakon County, SDSD1,802122+54%
51▼5Faulk County, SDSD2,178119−23%
52▼7McPherson County, SDSD2,347117−25%
53▲2Sully County, SDSD1,479116+16%
54▼2Miner County, SDSD2,281114+12%
55▼24Harding County, SDSD1,331112−56%
56Stanley County, SDSD3,018108+14%
57▼20Marshall County, SDSD4,426106−53%
58▼9Douglas County, SDSD2,888105−29%
59▲7Mellette County, SDSD2,137104+1056%
60▼3Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,338102+23%
61▼3Todd County, SDSD8,86386+8%
62▲2Bennett County, SDSD3,30784+79%
63▲2Buffalo County, SDSD1,80270+63%
64▼20Jackson County, SDSD2,66670−55%
65▼3Potter County, SDSD2,37768−7%
66▼3Jones County, SDSD91358+4%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES