Most of Aurora Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Aurora Township; the top destination outside it is Plankinton (17%, 13 miles). Aurora Township has 15 jobs for 52 working residents. For 6% of workers, the job is at home, against 10% across South Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Aurora Township by day and by night
On a workday 52 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 72 people are in Aurora Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 Aurora Township’s working residents head each day
Where Aurora 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.
What Aurora Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Aurora Township, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 15. 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 Aurora Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Aurora Township
of Aurora Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 33 commuters (the 6% 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.
The distance from Aurora Township to work
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.
Aurora Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Stickney (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Aurora Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Township | – | — | — | — | $93,636 |
| Stickney | 4% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Baker Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Truro Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Dudley Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stickney, Baker Township, Truro Township and Dudley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Aurora 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 Aurora Township: questions
What is the median household income in Aurora Township?
$93,636 (±$4,574) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Aurora Township?
2.4%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Aurora Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Plankinton (17%, 13 mi), Mitchell (15%, 21 mi), Belford Township (8%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Aurora 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 Aurora Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Aurora 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.