Adams Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Adams Township has 8 jobs, and 67 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% stay in Adams Township for work; outside it, Milbank is the main destination (22%, 14 miles). 48% of workers work from home, against 10% across South Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Adams Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 66 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 95 people are in Adams Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
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 Adams Township goes to work
Where Adams Township clocks in
22% of workers
12% 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.
Adams Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Adams Township, 2013 → 2023: 41 → 8. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
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 Adams Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Adams Township
of Adams Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15 commuters (the 48% who work from home are left out). Across South Dakota: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far it is to work from Adams 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.
The towns around Adams Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Adams Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Township | – | — | — | — | $111,023 |
| Antelope Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Vernon Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Lowe Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Georgia Township | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Antelope Valley Township, Vernon Township, Lowe Township and Georgia Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Adams 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 Adams Township: questions
What is the median household income in Adams Township?
$111,023 (±$52,552) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Adams Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Adams Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milbank (22%, 14 mi), Watertown (12%, 31 mi), Alban Township (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Adams Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Adams Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Adams 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.