Where Allen Township earns its living
Commuters spend 12 minutes getting to work on average, next to 18 for South Dakota and 26 for the U.S. Home is the office for 19% of workers, against 10% across South Dakota. Hardly any stay in Allen Township for work; outside it, Huron is the main destination (27%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Allen Township
On a workday 33 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 49 people come in from elsewhere.
About 95 people are in Allen Township on a workday afternoon, 20% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.48 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Allen Township to work: where people go
Where Allen 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.
84% of the jobs in Allen Township pay over $3,333 a month
49 jobs are based in Allen Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Allen Township, 2013 → 2023: 43 → 49. 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 Allen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 12 minutes each way, quicker than most of South Dakota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Allen Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 46 commuters (the 19% 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 Allen Township goes to work
About 48% 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.
Allen Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Allen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Township | – | — | — | 12 min | $92,656 |
| Broadland Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Whiteside Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Wolsey Township | under 4% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Broadland Township, Whiteside Township and Wolsey Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Allen 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 Allen Township: questions
What is the median household income in Allen Township?
$92,656 (±$80,553) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Allen Township?
4.6%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Allen Township?
12 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Allen Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huron (27%, 18 mi), Wolsey (9%, 7 mi), Mitchell (6%, 59 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Allen 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 Allen Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Allen 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.