Work means Bison for about half of Barrett Township’s working residents
Working from home is the commute for 47% of workers, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. Hardly any stay in Barrett Township for work; outside it, Bison is the main destination (50%, 19 miles). Barrett Township has 15 jobs; 2 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Barrett Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 2 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 29 people are in Barrett Township on a workday afternoon, 81% more than live here.
7.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
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 people who work in Barrett Township live
Where Barrett Township clocks in
50% of workers
50% 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.
Barrett Township works in goods: 100% of its jobs
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 Barrett Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Barrett Township
of Barrett Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8 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.
The distance from Barrett Township to work
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.
Barrett Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Barrett Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Lodgepole Township | under 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Burdick Township | under 50% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lodgepole Township and Burdick Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Barrett 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 Barrett Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Barrett Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Barrett Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Barrett 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 Barrett Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Barrett 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.