Photo: Ragazzi3 · CC BY-SA 3.0How Minnehaha Township works: jobs, income and commuting
Hardly any work in Minnehaha Township; the top destination outside it is Bowman (31%, 15 miles). Minnehaha Township has 13 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Minnehaha Township
On a workday 13 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3 people are in Minnehaha Township on a workday afternoon, 81% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Minnehaha Township goes to work
Where Minnehaha Township clocks in
31% of workers
15% of workers
8% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Minnehaha Township
About 25% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Minnehaha Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Minnehaha Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnehaha Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Ladd Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Goldfield Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Boyesen Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ladd Township, Goldfield Township and Boyesen Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Minnehaha Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Minnehaha Township: questions
Where do people who live in Minnehaha Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bowman (31%, 15 mi), Bowman Township (15%, 14 mi), Sidney (8%, 127 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Minnehaha Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Minnehaha Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.