Badus Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 25% of workers, the job is at home, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. Badus Township has 2 jobs for 29 working residents. Hardly any stay in Badus Township for work; outside it, Madison is the main destination (28%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Badus Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 29 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 68 people are in Badus Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 Badus Township ends
Where Badus Township clocks in
28% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Badus Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Badus Township, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 2. 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 Badus Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes to work from Badus Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Badus Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 24 commuters (the 25% 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 Badus Township works
About 21% 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.
Around Badus Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Badus Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badus Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $138,750 |
| Nunda Township | under 4% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Farmington Township | under 4% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Spring Lake Township | under 4% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Wayne Township | under 4% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Nunda Township, Farmington Township, Spring Lake Township and Wayne Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Badus 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 Badus Township: questions
What is the median household income in Badus Township?
$138,750 (±$111,215) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Badus Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Badus Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Badus Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (28%, 11 mi), Brookings (21%, 22 mi), Howard (7%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Badus 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 Badus Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Badus 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.