Most of America Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
For 47% of workers, the job is at home; South Dakota has 10%. There are 6 jobs in America Township, and 17 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in America Township itself; outside it, Kimball draws the most (18%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
America Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 35 people are in America Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
The towns that employ America Township’s residents
Where America Township clocks in
12% 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.
Making and building: 100% of jobs based in America Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in America Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 6. 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 America Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in America Township
of America Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 26 commuters (the 47% 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 many miles America Township commutes
About 47% 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.
America Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | America Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| America Township | – | — | — | — | $61,087 |
| Iona Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Eagle Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| La Roche Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Ola Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Ola | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Bijou Hills | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Iona Township, Eagle Township, La Roche Township, Ola Township, Ola and Bijou Hills: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of America 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 America Township: questions
What is the median household income in America Township?
$61,087 (±$1,402) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in America Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in America Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kimball (18%, 20 mi), Chamberlain (12%, 18 mi), Pierre (12%, 78 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around America 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 America Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of America 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.