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Jobs & commute in Dustin Township

About half of Dustin Township’s working residents commute to Stuart

Hardly any stay in Dustin Township for work; outside it, Stuart is the main destination (50%, 18 miles). Employers in Dustin Township report 11 jobs; 2 of its residents have a job.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves Dustin Township for work, and who comes in

On a workday 2 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.

2live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
11work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night21
Workday30
21live here− 2head out to work+ 11come in to work= 30on a workday

About 30 people are in Dustin Township on a workday afternoon, 43% more than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
5.50jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

5.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.

The commute map

Where Dustin Township’s workforce comes from

Ewing: 1 workers live here (9%)Stuart: 1 workers live here (9%)Atkinson: 1 workers live here (9%)O'Neill: 3 workers live here (27%)McCook: 1 workers live here (9%)Basin TownshipMcCulley TownshipCleveland TownshipGrattan Township: 1 workers live here (9%)Atkinson Township: 1 workers live here (9%)Dustin TownshipRock Falls Township: 1 workers live here (9%)Sand Creek TownshipSaratoga TownshipAurora Center: 1 workers live here (9%)O'NeillEwingStuartAtkinsonMcCookGrattan TownshipDustin Township
1
O'Neill31 mi away
27%3
2
Ewing51.5 mi away
9%1
3
Stuart17.7 mi away
9%1
4
Atkinson20.8 mi away
9%1
5
McCook200.2 mi away
9%1
6
Grattan Township31.7 mi away
9%1
7
Atkinson Township16.9 mi away
9%1
89%1
9
Aurora Center, SD52.1 mi away
9%1
The top trips

Where Dustin Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Dustin Township

Jobs based in Dustin TownshipJobs Dustin Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%50%
Trade, transport & utilities0%0%
Services: health, schools, offices0%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%50%
$1,251–$3,333 a month18%0%
Over $3,333 a month82%50%

Who does it

29 or younger27%50%
30 to 5473%50%
55 and older0%0%

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Dustin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

The commute from Dustin Township, by distance

10 mi25 mi30 miStuart: 50% · 17.7 miAtkinson: 50% · 20.8 miStuart 50%Atkinson 50%Dustin Township
Dustin TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
100%10–24 mi2 residents
0%25–50 mi0 residents
0%Over 50 mi0 residents

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

How Dustin Township compares with the towns next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownDustin Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Dustin Township–————
McCulley Townshipunder 50%————
Basin Townshipunder 50%——16 min—
Sand Creek Townshipunder 50%————
Cleveland Townshipunder 50%————
Saratoga Townshipunder 50%————

Same-state neighbors only. McCulley Township, Basin Township, Sand Creek Township, Cleveland Township and Saratoga Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Dustin Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Dustin Township: questions

Where do people who live in Dustin Township work?

0% work in town.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Dustin Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Dustin Township

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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.