With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Alpha Township works elsewhere
Only 4% work in Alpha Township; the top destination outside it is Miller (19%, 4 miles). Alpha Township has 9 jobs, against 26 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Alpha Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 25 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 34 people are in Alpha Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Commuting out of Alpha Township: the destinations
Where Alpha 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.
Goods jobs make up 89% of work in Alpha Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Alpha Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 9. 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 Alpha Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Alpha Township
About 27% 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.
Alpha Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Alpha Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Florence Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Greenleaf Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| York Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Miller Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Florence Township, Greenleaf Township, York Township and Miller Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Alpha 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 Alpha Township: questions
Where do people who live in Alpha Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miller (19%, 4 mi), Huron (12%, 42 mi), Sioux Falls (12%, 134 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Alpha Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alpha 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.