Commuting in Sully 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 Sully County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Sully 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 94 hours, about 3.9 full days, spent commuting. That is 26% less time on the road than the South Dakota average of 15.3 minutes each way, a difference of 4.0 minutes.
Sully 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 Sully County would save about 38 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,170 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)
Sully County
11.3 min
22.7 min
94 hrs/yr
$2,926
132
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
11.3
minutes to get to work in
Sully County.
That's 49% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 13.4% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Sully County
Car:
81.4%
Worked at Home:
13.4%
Walked:
3.2%
Other:
2.0%
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 unusually rare in Sully County: 72544.2 times less than the South Dakota average (0.0% vs 0.2%).
Public transit is essentially absent in Sully County, versus 0.5% in South Dakota.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Sully County, versus 0.1% in South Dakota.
Biking is essentially absent in Sully County, versus 0.3% in South Dakota.
Commute Mode Trends in Sully County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Sully 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
74.3%
12.5%
12.7%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2010
71.8%
16.4%
11.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2011
79.0%
12.7%
6.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2012
80.9%
11.2%
7.2%
0.3%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2013
78.1%
13.5%
6.1%
0.1%
2.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2014
77.8%
15.8%
4.1%
0.1%
2.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2015
78.9%
14.0%
4.5%
0.1%
2.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2016
77.8%
15.5%
4.8%
0.0%
1.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2017
77.5%
14.5%
6.2%
0.0%
1.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
84.4%
11.6%
4.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
83.7%
12.3%
4.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
81.8%
14.7%
2.6%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
78.6%
16.1%
4.3%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
82.2%
13.5%
3.1%
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
79.9%
15.4%
3.1%
1.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
81.4%
13.4%
3.2%
2.0%
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 2018 at 84.4% and lowest in 2010 at 71.8%. Overall it rose from 74.3% in 2009 to 81.4% in 2024, up 7.1 percentage points. It has risen in the latest release.
Working from home gained the most ground in Sully County: its share of workers rose from 12.5% in 2009 to 13.4% in 2024, up 0.9 percentage points. Most of that increase, 1.1 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 12.7% to 3.2% of workers (down 9.5 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2010 release and has stayed ahead since.
Working from home peaked at 16.4% in 2010 and has since fallen back to 13.4%.
Commute Start Times in Sully County
🚦Rush-Hour RegularsThe 3rd-highest share of rush-hour departures among South Dakota's 66 counties: 78.7% of commuters leave between 6:30 and 8:29 AM.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Sully County?
The bars show when commuters in Sully 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 AMSully County0.0%South Dakota4.1%
0.0%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMSully County0.8%South Dakota3.1%
0.8%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMSully County0.3%South Dakota5.1%
0.3%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMSully County6.0%South Dakota6.9%
6.0%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMSully County5.2%South Dakota11.3%
5.2%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMSully County32.2%South Dakota16.2%
32.2%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMSully County30.6%South Dakota19.9%
30.6%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMSully County10.7%South Dakota10.2%
10.7%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMSully County1.2%South Dakota3.7%
1.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMSully County1.7%South Dakota4.3%
1.7%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMSully County3.6%South Dakota2.0%
3.6%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMSully County0.0%South Dakota1.4%
0.0%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMSully County2.5%South Dakota6.1%
2.5%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMSully County5.2%South Dakota5.8%
5.2%
Sully CountySouth DakotaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Sully County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 32.2% of commuters leave home, compared with 16.2% across South Dakota. Early starts are less common than in South Dakota: 1.1% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 12.2% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in South Dakota: 78.7% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 57.7% there. About 1 in 8 commuters (13.0%) 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 Sully 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 Sully 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 Sully 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
Sully County
South Dakota
United States
2009
7:47 AM
7:40 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:42 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:40 AM
7:40 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:39 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:41 AM
7:39 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:42 AM
7:39 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:41 AM
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:41 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:39 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:42 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:45 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:44 AM
7:37 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:37 AM
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:36 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:35 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Sully County were on the road by 7:35 AM, 12 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:47 AM). The shift is sharper than across South Dakota, where the typical start moved 5 minutes earlier. Commuters in Sully County now leave 2 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 Sully County has moved 9 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Sully County in the whole series.
How does Sully County's commute time compare?
Metric
Sully County
South Dakota
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
11.3 min
15.3 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
13.4%
9.7%
15.0%
Walked
3.2%
3.1%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.5%
3.2%
The average commute time in Sully County is 11.3 minutes, shorter than the 15.3 minutes in South Dakota.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.5% in South Dakota. 3.2% commute by walking, higher than the 3.1% in South Dakota.
Sully County, SD Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Sully County, SD is the 5th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 1,526 residents against a local median of 3,015. Where Sully County, SD breaks from the counties next to it is work from home, sitting 123% above the local median of 6.0% at 13.4%.
The counties themselves spread 16.1% on work from home, so Sully County, SD sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Sully County, SD has the 2nd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Sully County, South Dakota.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Sully County, South Dakota?
Commuters here spend an estimated 94 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $2,926 at a typical national wage. That's 26% less than the typical South Dakota commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Sully County, South Dakota?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Sully County, South Dakota. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Do people use public transit in Sully 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.
Is Sully County, South Dakota a good location for remote and hybrid workers?
About 13.4% of workers here already work from home. Working from home just 2 days a week in Sully County would save about 38 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,170 at the same national wage assumption used above.
Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among counties in South Dakota?
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).