Altamont Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Altamont Township has 11 jobs for 50 working residents. Hardly any work in Altamont Township itself; outside it, Watertown draws the most (18%, 25 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Altamont Township
On a workday 50 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 70 people are in Altamont Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Where people from Altamont Township work
Where Altamont Township clocks in
18% of workers
8% 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.
Most jobs in Altamont Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Altamont Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 11. 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 Altamont Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Altamont Township
of Altamont Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 42 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.
Where in the region Altamont Township works
About 20% 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 Altamont Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Altamont Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altamont Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Goodwin Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Clear Lake Township | under 4% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Glenwood Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Goodwin Township, Clear Lake Township and Glenwood Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Altamont 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 Altamont Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Altamont Township?
22.2%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Altamont Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watertown (18%, 25 mi), Brookings (10%, 37 mi), Clear Lake (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Altamont 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 Altamont Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Altamont 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.