Commuter taxes 2026

Live in South Dakota, work in Minnesota

Your home state has no income tax, so there is no credit to offset the work state's tax. You pay the work state as a nonresident.

State income tax: $5,277 a year

Living in South Dakota and working in Minnesota, you'd pay about $5,277 in state income tax on $100,000 of wages, $5,277 more than if you worked in South Dakota.

Your home state has no income tax, so there is no credit to offset the work state's tax. You pay the work state as a nonresident.

Tax to Minnesota
$5,277
nonresident
Tax to South Dakota
$0
resident
Total state tax
$5,277
State returns to file
1

State tax at different salaries

WagesTo MNTo SDTotalIf you worked in SD
$50,000$1,877$0$1,877$0
$75,000$3,577$0$3,577$0
$100,000$5,277$0$5,277$0
$150,000$8,942$0$8,942$0
$250,000$17,439$0$17,439$0

Single filer, all wages earned in Minnesota, 2026 state tax rules, standard deductions. Local income taxes not included.

What to do

Frequently asked questions

Do I pay Minnesota income tax if I live in South Dakota?

Yes. Minnesota taxes wages earned there by nonresidents. On $100,000 that's about $5,277.

Do I have to file taxes in both South Dakota and Minnesota?

Usually you file only one state return (a nonresident return in Minnesota), though some states still require a nonresident return to get a refund of any wrongly withheld tax.

Will I be taxed twice?

No. South Dakota has no income tax, so you pay only Minnesota's nonresident tax: about $5,277 on $100,000.

Related

Rules reviewed 2026-09-24 from state revenue departments and the Tax Foundation. Estimates only; confirm with each state's revenue department.