More than half of Afton Township’s working residents commute to Brookings
Commuters spend 24 minutes getting to work on average; the South Dakota average is 18, the U.S. 26. 0% of workers work from home (South Dakota 10%). Hardly any work in Afton Township itself; outside it, Brookings draws the most (52%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Afton Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 94 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Afton Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.14 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.
The towns that employ Afton Township’s residents
Where Afton 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.
Afton Township works in goods: 31% of its jobs
13 jobs are based in Afton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Afton Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 13. 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 Afton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Afton Township’s commute takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Afton Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 60 commuters (the 0% 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 many miles Afton Township commutes
About 24% 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 Afton Township
The biggest share goes to White (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Afton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afton Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $88,333 |
| White | 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Aurora Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Sterling Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Sherman Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Argo Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. White, Aurora Township, Sterling Township, Sherman Township and Argo Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Afton 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 Afton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Afton Township?
$88,333 (±$75,677) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Afton Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Afton Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Afton Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Afton 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 Afton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Afton 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.