Most of Bailey Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Bailey Township for work; outside it, Chamberlain is the main destination (33%, 18 miles). There are 1 jobs in Bailey Township for 3 working residents. 100.0% of residents live below the poverty line, against 11.9% across South Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Bailey Township
On a workday 3 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11 people are in Bailey Township on a workday afternoon, 15% 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 Bailey Township’s working residents head each day
Where Bailey 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.
Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Bailey 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 Bailey Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Bailey Township to work
About 67% 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.
How Bailey Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bailey Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Rex Township | under 34% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rex Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bailey 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 Bailey Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Bailey Township?
100.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Bailey Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chamberlain (33%, 18 mi), Harrisburg (33%, 151 mi), Sioux Falls (33%, 149 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bailey Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bailey 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.