Jobs, income and commuting in Alpena Township, SD
Hardly any stay in Alpena Township for work; outside it, Wessington Springs is the main destination (20%, 10 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. The average commute takes 14 minutes each way; South Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Alpena Township by day and by night
On a workday 44 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 73 people are in Alpena Township on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.64 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.
Where people from Alpena Township work
Where Alpena Township clocks in
20% 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.
71% of the jobs in Alpena Township make or build things
28 jobs are based in Alpena Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Alpena Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 28. 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 Alpena Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 14 minutes each way, quicker than most of South Dakota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Alpena Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 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 far Alpena Township’s workers travel
About 36% 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.
Around Alpena Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Alpena Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpena Township | – | — | — | 14 min | $106,875 |
| Warren Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Franklin Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Warren Township and Franklin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Alpena 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 Alpena Township: questions
What is the median household income in Alpena Township?
$106,875 (±$99,173) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Alpena Township?
34.5%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Alpena Township?
14 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 Alpena Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wessington Springs (20%, 10 mi), Alpena (16%, 3 mi), Mitchell (9%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Alpena 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 Alpena Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alpena 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.