Photo: MathUser2929 · Public domainWith 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Agency Township works elsewhere
Working from home is the commute for 21% of workers, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. 6 jobs are based in Agency Township; 85 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Agency Township; the top destination outside it is Sisseton (36%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Agency Township by day
On a workday 85 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Agency Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
The places Agency Township commutes to
Where Agency Township clocks in
36% 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.
Jobs in Agency Township: what the 6 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Agency Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 6. 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 Agency Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Agency Township
of Agency Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 44 commuters (the 21% 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 Agency 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.
The towns around Agency Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Agency Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agency Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Spring Grove Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Goodwill Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| One Road Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Lawrence Township | under 3% | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Agency Village | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Spring Grove Township, One Road Township, Lawrence Township and Agency Village: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Goodwill Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Agency 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 Agency Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Agency Township?
16.4%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Agency Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sisseton (36%, 10 mi), Greendale Township (6%, 33 mi), Summit (4%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Agency 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 Agency Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Agency 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.