See what the average commute is in Hand County, SD

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Hand County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Hand County has a shorter commute than three out of five neighboring counties, with Spink County, SD having the longest commute at 18.4 minutes.

Hand County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 13.5 minutes
--- 21.8% lower than state average
--- #10 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 1.4%
- Workers who drive to work: 76.0%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 6.3%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.1%
- Workers who work from home: 14.3%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 5.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 10.0%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Hyde County, SD: 11.5 minutes
#2. Faulk County, SD: 13.3 minutes
#3. Hand County, SD: 13.5 minutes
#4. Buffalo County, SD: 14.5 minutes
#4. Jerauld County, SD: 14.5 minutes
#6. Spink County, SD: 18.4 minutes

Counties with the best commute in South Dakota
#1. Hyde County: 11.5 minutes
#2. Hughes County: 12.0 minutes
#3. Davison County: 12.2 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in South Dakota
#1. Custer County: 28.5 minutes
#2. Turner County: 25.5 minutes
#3. McCook County: 25.2 minutes