Stacker compiled a list of the counties with the best commutes in South Dakota using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by the shortest average travel time to work, with ties broken by lowest percent of residents that commute over 60 minutes, and any further ties broken by lowest percent of residents that work outside the county of residence.
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1 / 50#50. Clark County
- Mean travel time to work: 20.0
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.9%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 29.9%
#49. Mellette County
- Mean travel time to work: 19.4
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 1.7%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 29.5%
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3 / 50#48. Lincoln County
- Mean travel time to work: 19.2
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 2.3%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 61.0%
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4 / 50#47. Moody County
- Mean travel time to work: 19.0
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.0%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 33.8%
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6 / 50#45. Union County
- Mean travel time to work: 18.8
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.1%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 13.2%
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7 / 50#44. Marshall County
- Mean travel time to work: 18.4
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.2%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 21.6%
#43. Lawrence County
- Mean travel time to work: 18.3
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 6.0%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 17.0%
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9 / 50#42. Pennington County
- Mean travel time to work: 18.3
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.0%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 5.3%
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11 / 50#40. Hutchinson County
- Mean travel time to work: 18.0
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.4%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 23.7%
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12 / 50#39. Aurora County
- Mean travel time to work: 17.9
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 2.2%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 34.3%
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13 / 50#38. Todd County
- Mean travel time to work: 17.9
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 1.2%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 2.5%
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14 / 50#37. Minnehaha County
- Mean travel time to work: 17.8
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 2.4%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 11.2%
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16 / 50#35. Kingsbury County
- Mean travel time to work: 17.7
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.7%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 29.1%
#34. Lake County
- Mean travel time to work: 17.4
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.4%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 22.4%
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18 / 50#33. Roberts County
- Mean travel time to work: 17.3
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.3%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 11.8%
#32. Oglala Lakota County
- Mean travel time to work: 17.1
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.7%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 5.2%
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21 / 50#30. Campbell County
- Mean travel time to work: 16.7
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 2.7%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 12.4%
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22 / 50#29. Harding County
- Mean travel time to work: 16.5
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.0%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 1.0%
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23 / 50#28. Clay County
- Mean travel time to work: 16.3
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.3%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 20.1%
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24 / 50#27. Dewey County
- Mean travel time to work: 16.3
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 2.0%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 11.7%
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26 / 50#25. Jerauld County
- Mean travel time to work: 16.1
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.8%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 18.0%
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27 / 50#24. Sully County
- Mean travel time to work: 16.1
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 2.2%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 14.2%
#23. Stanley County
- Mean travel time to work: 15.7
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 2.1%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 63.9%
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29 / 50#22. Lyman County
- Mean travel time to work: 14.9
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.2%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 27.3%
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30 / 50#21. Walworth County
- Mean travel time to work: 14.8
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.4%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 13.5%
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31 / 50#20. Tripp County
- Mean travel time to work: 14.6
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.2%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 9.6%
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32 / 50#19. Brookings County
- Mean travel time to work: 14.6
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 2.5%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 7.6%
#18. Codington County
- Mean travel time to work: 14.6
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 2.3%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 7.4%
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34 / 50#17. Hyde County
- Mean travel time to work: 14.4
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 2.6%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 7.3%
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36 / 50#15. Hand County
- Mean travel time to work: 14.4
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 1.5%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 10.6%
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37 / 50#14. Perkins County
- Mean travel time to work: 14.1
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.3%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 2.2%
#13. Beadle County
- Mean travel time to work: 14.1
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 2.6%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 11.1%
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39 / 50#12. Brule County
- Mean travel time to work: 14.0
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.5%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 16.8%
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41 / 50#10. Yankton County
- Mean travel time to work: 13.9
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 2.9%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 5.5%
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42 / 50#9. Buffalo County
- Mean travel time to work: 13.9
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 0.0%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 31.1%
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43 / 50#8. Grant County
- Mean travel time to work: 13.8
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.4%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 7.8%
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44 / 50#7. Jones County
- Mean travel time to work: 13.6
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.3%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 13.8%
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46 / 50#5. Brown County
- Mean travel time to work: 13.3
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 1.4%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 2.8%
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47 / 50#4. Bennett County
- Mean travel time to work: 12.4
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 2.4%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 16.0%
#3. Hughes County
- Mean travel time to work: 12.4
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 1.8%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 9.2%
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49 / 50#2. Potter County
- Mean travel time to work: 12.1
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.2%
- Worked outside of county of residence: 8.2%
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