Commuting in Oglala Lakota 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 Oglala Lakota County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Oglala Lakota County spend about 23 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 95 hours, about 4.0 full days, spent commuting. That is 25% less time on the road than the South Dakota average of 15.3 minutes each way, a difference of 3.9 minutes.
Oglala Lakota County holds about 1.5% of South Dakota's population but accounts for roughly 1.1% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Oglala Lakota County would save about 38 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,182 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)
Oglala Lakota County
11.4 min
22.9 min
95 hrs/yr
$2,956
150
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
11.4
minutes to get to work in
Oglala Lakota County.
That's 49% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by walking. About 3.8% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Oglala Lakota County
Car:
86.6%
Walked:
5.9%
Worked at Home:
3.8%
Other:
2.7%
Bicycle:
1.0%unusually high
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is essentially absent in Oglala Lakota County, versus 0.2% in South Dakota.
Public transit is essentially absent in Oglala Lakota County, versus 0.5% in South Dakota.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Oglala Lakota County, versus 0.1% in South Dakota.
Biking is unusually common in Oglala Lakota County: 3.4 times more than the South Dakota average (1.0% vs 0.3%).
Commute Mode Trends in Oglala Lakota County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Oglala Lakota 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
Walked
Worked at Home
Other
Bicycle
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
71.6%
21.4%
5.7%
0.5%
0.0%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
2010
76.4%
15.4%
6.3%
0.4%
0.2%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
2011
80.1%
9.9%
6.6%
1.0%
0.3%
2.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2012
78.3%
9.0%
8.6%
1.8%
0.3%
2.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2013
84.2%
8.3%
4.4%
2.3%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.6%
2014
82.9%
9.4%
4.5%
1.4%
0.6%
0.5%
0.0%
0.6%
2015
82.6%
8.7%
5.8%
1.7%
0.0%
0.5%
0.0%
0.6%
2016
78.6%
11.4%
4.6%
3.4%
0.0%
1.3%
0.0%
0.6%
2017
77.0%
11.9%
4.6%
3.9%
0.0%
2.0%
0.0%
0.7%
2018
76.0%
13.1%
4.1%
4.0%
0.5%
2.4%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
73.9%
12.4%
3.8%
7.7%
0.4%
1.8%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
76.4%
11.1%
2.3%
7.7%
0.5%
2.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
77.1%
10.7%
2.7%
7.6%
0.8%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
78.4%
8.6%
1.9%
9.1%
1.4%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
80.0%
5.3%
2.3%
12.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
86.6%
5.9%
3.8%
2.7%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Overall its share rose from 71.6% in 2009 to 86.6% in 2024, up 15.0 percentage points. It has risen in each of the last 5 releases.
Biking gained the most ground in Oglala Lakota County: its share of workers rose from 0.0% in 2009 to 1.0% in 2024, up 1.0 percentage points. Most of that increase, 0.6 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 21.4% to 5.9% of workers (down 15.5 percentage points).
Biking overtook public transit to become the 5th most common choice in the 2024 release and has stayed ahead since.
Working from home peaked at 8.6% in 2012 and has since fallen back to 3.8%.
Commute Start Times in Oglala Lakota County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Oglala Lakota County?
The bars show when commuters in Oglala Lakota 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.
Oglala Lakota CountySouth DakotaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Oglala Lakota County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 37.9% of commuters leave home, compared with 19.9% across South Dakota. Early starts are less common than in South Dakota: 5.7% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 12.2% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in South Dakota: 73.3% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 57.7% there. About 1 in 10 commuters (10.2%) 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 Oglala Lakota 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 Oglala Lakota 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 Oglala Lakota 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
Oglala Lakota County
South Dakota
United States
2009
7:44 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:36 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:38 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:39 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:37 AM
7:39 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:38 AM
7:39 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:44 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:48 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:45 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:43 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:45 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:47 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:42 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:47 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:52 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:43 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Oglala Lakota County were on the road by 7:43 AM, 2 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:44 AM). Across South Dakota the shift was bigger still, with the typical start moving 5 minutes earlier. Commuters in Oglala Lakota County now leave 5 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Oglala Lakota County has moved 3 minutes earlier.
How does Oglala Lakota County's commute time compare?
Metric
Oglala Lakota County
South Dakota
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
11.4 min
15.3 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 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
3.8%
9.7%
15.0%
Walked
5.9%
3.1%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.5%
3.2%
The average commute time in Oglala Lakota County is 11.4 minutes, shorter than the 15.3 minutes in South Dakota.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.5% in South Dakota. 5.9% commute by walking, higher than the 3.1% in South Dakota.
Oglala Lakota County, SD Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Oglala Lakota County, SD is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 13,491 residents against a local median of 8,140. Oglala Lakota County, SD's work from home, at 3.8%, runs 60% below the 9.6% typical of the counties around it.
The counties themselves spread 6.5% on work from home, so Oglala Lakota County, SD sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Oglala Lakota County, SD has the 6th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota?
Commuters here spend an estimated 95 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $2,956 at a typical national wage. That's 25% less than the typical South Dakota commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Oglala Lakota 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.
Do people use public transit in Oglala Lakota 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.
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).