Alto Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 1 jobs in Alto Township, against 17 working residents. Hardly any work in Alto Township; the top destination outside it is Sisseton (29%, 18 miles). Working from home is the commute for 56% of workers; South Dakota has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Alto Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 37 people are in Alto Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 the trip to work from Alto Township ends
Where Alto Township clocks in
29% of workers
6% 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.
The kinds of work in Alto Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Alto Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Alto Township
of Alto Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8 commuters (the 56% 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 Alto Township’s workers travel
About 18% 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.
Alto Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Waubay Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Alto Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alto Township | – | — | — | — | $56,250 |
| One Road Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Kosciusko Township | under 6% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Waubay Township | 6% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Spring Grove Township | under 6% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Ortley Township | under 6% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. One Road Township, Kosciusko Township, Waubay Township, Spring Grove Township and Ortley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Alto 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Alto Township workers work outside South Dakota. The job records count 18% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Alto Township: questions
What is the median household income in Alto Township?
$56,250 (±$48,329) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Alto Township?
29.4%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Alto Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sisseton (29%, 18 mi), Greendale Township (12%, 42 mi), Appleton (6%, 57 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Alto 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 Alto Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alto 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.