Commuting in Campbell County, South Dakota: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.
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Commute Time Burden in Campbell County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Campbell County spend about 17 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 70 hours, about 2.9 full days, spent commuting. That is 45% less time on the road than the South Dakota average of 15.3 minutes each way, a difference of 6.9 minutes.
Campbell County holds about 0.2% of South Dakota's population but accounts for roughly 0.1% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Campbell County would save about 28 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $872 at the same national wage assumption used above.
Area
One-Way Commute
Daily Round-Trip
Yearly Time Spent
Estimated Yearly Cost
Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Campbell County
8.4 min
16.9 min
70 hrs/yr
$2,181
69
South Dakota
15.3 min
30.7 min
128 hrs/yr
$3,961
353
United States
22.4 min
44.8 min
187 hrs/yr
$5,790
1,355
The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it
as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day
on non-highway roads, come from proprietary
Ticon and
TrafficZoom data.
On average, it takes
8.4
minutes to get to work in
Campbell County.
That's 62% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Faster than 89% of counties in South Dakota
The most common departure window is 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM, followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 25.1% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Campbell County
Car:
63.8%unusually low
Worked at Home:
25.1%
Walked:
9.5%unusually high
Other:
1.6%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Campbell County, versus 0.2% in South Dakota.
Driving is 25% less common in Campbell County than the South Dakota average (63.8% vs 85.4%).
Walking is unusually common in Campbell County: 3.1 times more than the South Dakota average (9.5% vs 3.1%).
Public transit is essentially absent in Campbell County, versus 0.5% in South Dakota.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Campbell County, versus 0.1% in South Dakota.
Biking is essentially absent in Campbell County, versus 0.3% in South Dakota.
Commute Mode Trends in Campbell County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Campbell County get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.
Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show commute mode data by year
Year
Car
Worked at Home
Walked
Other
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
Bicycle
2009
75.9%
14.2%
8.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.0%
2010
75.5%
14.9%
8.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.3%
2011
75.0%
14.9%
8.0%
0.0%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
1.7%
2012
76.6%
15.9%
6.8%
0.0%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2013
78.1%
13.9%
7.1%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.6%
2014
78.2%
13.0%
7.3%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
1.3%
2015
79.3%
12.2%
7.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.2%
2016
82.0%
8.8%
8.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.7%
2017
81.0%
10.0%
8.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.8%
2018
76.4%
12.5%
9.8%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.8%
2019
72.1%
18.5%
8.6%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2020
63.1%
22.3%
11.7%
2.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.7%
2021
64.9%
25.5%
7.4%
1.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.5%
2022
64.3%
26.4%
6.6%
1.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.9%
2023
68.7%
23.2%
6.3%
1.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
63.8%
25.1%
9.5%
1.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share was highest in 2016 at 82.0% and lowest in 2020 at 63.1%. Overall it fell from 75.9% in 2009 to 63.8% in 2024, down 12.1 percentage points. It has fallen in the latest release.
Working from home gained the most ground in Campbell County: its share of workers rose from 14.2% in 2009 to 25.1% in 2024, up 10.9 percentage points. Most of that increase, 6.6 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Biking lost the most ground, falling from 1.0% to 0.0% of workers (down 1.0 percentage points).
Walking peaked at 11.7% in 2020 and has since fallen back to 9.5%.
Commute Start Times in Campbell County
🧘Rush-Hour DodgersThe lowest share of rush-hour departures among South Dakota's 66 counties: only 35.9% of commuters leave between 6:30 and 8:29 AM.
🌅Dawn PatrolThe 2nd-highest share of pre-6 AM departures among South Dakota's 66 counties: 23.8% of commuters leave before 6 AM.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Campbell County?
The bars show when commuters in Campbell County leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show South Dakota for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMCampbell County16.0%South Dakota4.1%
16.0%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMCampbell County7.3%South Dakota3.1%
7.3%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMCampbell County0.5%South Dakota5.1%
0.5%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMCampbell County16.3%South Dakota6.9%
16.3%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMCampbell County1.7%South Dakota11.3%
1.7%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMCampbell County7.5%South Dakota16.2%
7.5%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMCampbell County10.5%South Dakota19.9%
10.5%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMCampbell County16.3%South Dakota10.2%
16.3%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMCampbell County11.1%South Dakota3.7%
11.1%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMCampbell County2.3%South Dakota4.3%
2.3%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMCampbell County4.3%South Dakota2.0%
4.3%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMCampbell County2.3%South Dakota1.4%
2.3%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMCampbell County1.5%South Dakota6.1%
1.5%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMCampbell County2.3%South Dakota5.8%
2.3%
Campbell CountySouth DakotaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Campbell County is 6:00-6:29 AM, when 16.3% of commuters leave home, compared with 6.9% across South Dakota. Early starts are more common than in South Dakota: 23.8% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 12.2% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in South Dakota: 35.9% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 57.7% there. About 1 in 8 commuters (12.8%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.
When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.
See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Campbell County, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.
Is Campbell County Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024
Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Campbell County next to South Dakota and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.
Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show typical departure times by year
Year
Campbell County
South Dakota
United States
2009
7:44 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:42 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:45 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:45 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:47 AM
7:39 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:40 AM
7:39 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:36 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:30 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:28 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:28 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:28 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:33 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:29 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:27 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:32 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Campbell County were on the road by 7:32 AM, 12 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:44 AM). The shift is sharper than across South Dakota, where the typical start moved 5 minutes earlier. Commuters in Campbell County now leave 6 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Campbell County has moved 4 minutes later.
How does Campbell County's commute time compare?
Metric
Campbell County
South Dakota
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
8.4 min
15.3 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
06:00 AM – 06:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
25.1%
9.7%
15.0%
Walked
9.5%
3.1%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.5%
3.2%
The average commute time in Campbell County is 8.4 minutes, shorter than the 15.3 minutes in South Dakota.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.5% in South Dakota. 9.5% commute by walking, higher than the 3.1% in South Dakota.
Campbell County, SD Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Campbell County, SD is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 1,593 residents against a local median of 2,496. The measure that sets Campbell County, SD apart most is work from home: 25.1%, 116% above the local median of 11.6%.
One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 8.4 min against a local median of 10.4 min, 19% below it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 19% below the local median it puts Campbell County, SD at the better end of the local range. The counties themselves sit within 9.2% of each other on work from home, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Campbell County, SD, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Campbell County, SD has the highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Campbell County, South Dakota.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Campbell County, South Dakota?
Commuters here spend an estimated 70 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $2,181 at a typical national wage. That's 45% less than the typical South Dakota commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Campbell County, South Dakota?
Traffic peaks between 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM in Campbell County, South Dakota. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
How common is public transit use in Campbell County, South Dakota?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 0.5% in South Dakota, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
How much money can remote workers save in Campbell County, South Dakota?
About 25.1% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Campbell County would save about 28 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $872 at the same national wage assumption used above.
Which counties in South Dakota have the fastest and slowest commutes?
Among counties in South Dakota, the shortest average commutes are in Jones County (6.7 min), Bennett County (7.5 min), Jackson County (7.8 min). The longest are in Custer County (25.5 min), McCook County (25.4 min), Turner County (23.1 min).