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Shortest commutes, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties with the shortest 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: Oglala Lakota County, SD, up 25 places to #6.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAVERAGE COMMUTEVS 2000

01▲13Jackson County, SDSD2,66611.4−16%

02▲15Bennett County, SDSD3,30712.0−11%

03▲7Hand County, SDSD3,12113.2−3%

04▲8Beadle County, SDSD19,62413.4+19%

05▲14Buffalo County, SDSD1,80213.4+4%

06▲25Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33813.5–

07▲11Grant County, SDSD7,53413.7+27%

08▼2Tripp County, SDSD5,70813.8+17%

09▼4Brown County, SDSD37,56113.9+48%

10▼7Davison County, SDSD20,06914.1+32%

11▼4Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30314.1+32%

12▲4Codington County, SDSD29,56214.1+38%

13▼9Potter County, SDSD2,37714.2+9%

14▲10Brookings County, SDSD37,63514.3+30%

15▼13Hughes County, SDSD17,57014.6+54%

16▼5Perkins County, SDSD2,85314.7+25%

17▲23Lake County, SDSD10,99314.9+16%

18▼17Hyde County, SDSD1,19115.3+26%

19▼4Yankton County, SDSD23,63515.3+41%

20▲6Jones County, SDSD91315.3+18%

21▲2Campbell County, SDSD1,37715.5+16%

22▼13Brule County, SDSD5,27815.5+23%

23▼1Lyman County, SDSD3,69415.8+12%

24▼4Jerauld County, SDSD1,65415.8+18%

25▲2Gregory County, SDSD4,03715.9+39%

26▲16Marshall County, SDSD4,42616.0+14%

27▲6Roberts County, SDSD10,25516.2+34%

28▲23Todd County, SDSD8,86316.7+27%

29▲24Mellette County, SDSD2,13716.7+2%

30▼9Walworth County, SDSD5,21716.7+54%

31▼23Faulk County, SDSD2,17816.9+31%

32▲12Spink County, SDSD6,15517.1+37%

33▲10Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41317.2+29%

34▲14Union County, SDSD17,40217.7+42%

35▲6Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69117.8+74%

36▼11Stanley County, SDSD3,01818.0+78%

37McPherson County, SDSD2,34718.4+37%

38▼8Dewey County, SDSD5,41918.5+37%

39▼7Harding County, SDSD1,33118.7+21%

40▼12Haakon County, SDSD1,80219.0+57%

41▼2Lawrence County, SDSD29,45919.1+40%

42▲5Lincoln County, SDSD77,14519.3+55%

43▲12Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24419.3+48%

44▼31Sully County, SDSD1,47919.3+47%

45▲1Pennington County, SDSD116,79219.4+78%

46▲10Fall River County, SDSD7,46719.4+18%

47▼18Clay County, SDSD15,03119.5+43%

48▼3Douglas County, SDSD2,88819.6+63%

49▲3Meade County, SDSD30,71119.8+66%

50Moody County, SDSD6,63219.9+32%

51▼2Edmunds County, SDSD4,02220.0+50%

52▲7Clark County, SDSD4,03120.8+50%

53▼15Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28420.8+46%

54▼19Aurora County, SDSD2,80121.0+54%

55▲5Corson County, SDSD3,78121.0+25%

56▲1Sanborn County, SDSD2,38821.2+49%

57▲6Ziebach County, SDSD2,38921.7+42%

58▲4Hanson County, SDSD3,45621.7+30%

59▼1Hamlin County, SDSD6,90022.2+46%

60▼26Day County, SDSD5,48422.3+56%

61▼25Butte County, SDSD10,85624.5+62%

62▲2McCook County, SDSD5,96425.2+33%

63▼9Miner County, SDSD2,28125.2+86%

64▲1Turner County, SDSD9,31425.3+42%

65▼4Deuel County, SDSD4,40825.4+70%

66Custer County, SDSD9,43129.5+75%

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