With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Bangor Township works elsewhere
0% of workers work from home, against 10% across South Dakota. There are 15 jobs in Bangor Township for 85 working residents. Hardly any stay in Bangor Township for work; outside it, Brookings is the main destination (42%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Bangor Township
On a workday 85 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Bangor Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
Commuting out of Bangor Township: the destinations
Where Bangor 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.
A place that makes things: 67% of Bangor Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bangor Township, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 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 Bangor Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Bangor Township takes about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bangor Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 55 commuters (the 0% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Bangor Township
About 25% 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.
The towns around Bangor Township
The biggest share goes to Volga Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bangor Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $150,833 |
| Volga Township | 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Denver Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Lake Sinai Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Winsor Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Arlington | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Volga Township, Denver Township, Lake Sinai Township, Winsor Township and Arlington: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bangor 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 Bangor Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bangor Township?
$150,833 (±$103,456) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bangor Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bangor Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bangor Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brookings (42%, 13 mi), Volga (8%, 7 mi), Sioux Falls (7%, 56 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bangor 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 Bangor Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bangor 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.