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Jobs & commute in Barrett Township

With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Barrett Township works elsewhere

Hardly any work in Barrett Township itself; outside it, Huron draws the most (40%, 21 miles). There are 1 jobs in Barrett Township, against 40 working residents. 76% of workers have no commute at all (South Dakota 10%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

1 jobs based here
Poverty
37.3%
South Dakota 11.9%
Unemployment
0.0%
South Dakota 2.9% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
0%
0 of 40 working residents
Work from home
76%
South Dakota 10% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

Barrett Township on a workday afternoon

On a workday 40 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

40live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night110
Workday69
110live here− 40head out to work+ 1come in to work= 69on a workday

About 69 people are in Barrett Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.03jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of Barrett Township: the destinations

Stickney: 1 residents work here (3%)Hitchcock: 1 residents work here (3%)Hayti: 1 residents work here (3%)Iroquois: 1 residents work here (3%)Letcher: 1 residents work here (3%)De Smet: 2 residents work here (5%)Huron: 16 residents work here (40%)Mitchell: 3 residents work here (8%)Sioux Falls: 2 residents work here (5%)Rapid City: 2 residents work here (5%)Richland TownshipRosedale TownshipMilford TownshipBarrett TownshipHuronMitchellDe SmetSioux FallsRapid CityStickneyBarrett Township
1
Huron20.6 mi away
40%16
2
Mitchell59 mi away
8%3
3
De Smet22.6 mi away
5%2
4
Sioux Falls92.8 mi away
5%2
5
Rapid City264.1 mi away
5%2
6
Stickney72.9 mi away
3%1
7
Hitchcock24.2 mi away
3%1
8
Hayti35.7 mi away
3%1
9
Iroquois14.9 mi away
3%1
10
Letcher48.1 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
25%10
The top trips

Where Barrett Township clocks in

40%Huron
40% of workers
20.6 mi awayHuron16 Barrett Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8%Mitchell
8% of workers
59 mi awayMitchell3 Barrett Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5% of workers
22.6 mi awayDe Smet2 Barrett Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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.

The jobs

Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Barrett Township

Jobs based in Barrett TownshipJobs Barrett Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%25%
Trade, transport & utilities0%18%
Services: health, schools, offices100%58%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%30%
Over $3,333 a month100%60%

Who does it

29 or younger100%20%
30 to 540%60%
55 and older0%20%

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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Barrett Township

Working from home
76%

of Barrett Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 8 in 10
How Barrett Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 6 commuters (the 76% 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.

How far

Where in the region Barrett Township works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miHuron: 40% · 20.6 miMitchell: 8% · 59 miDe Smet: 5% · 22.6 miSioux Falls: 5% · 92.8 miRapid City: 5% · 264.1 miStickney: 3% · 72.9 miHitchcock: 3% · 24.2 miHayti: 3% · 35.7 miIroquois: 3% · 14.9 miLetcher: 3% · 48.1 miHuron 40%Mitchell 8%De Smet 5%Sioux Falls 5%Rapid City 5%Barrett Township
Barrett TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
3%Under 10 mi1 residents
50%10–24 mi20 residents
10%25–50 mi4 residents
38%Over 50 mi15 residents

About 38% 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.

Next door

Barrett Township and the towns next door

Milford Township: few work hereRosedale Township: few work hereRichland Township: few work hereMilford TownshipRosedale TownshipRichland TownshipBarrett Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Milford Townshipunder 3% of Barrett TownshipRosedale Townshipunder 3% of Barrett TownshipRichland Townshipunder 3% of Barrett Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownBarrett Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Barrett Township–————
Milford Townshipunder 3%————
Rosedale Townshipunder 3%————
Richland Townshipunder 3%————

Same-state neighbors only. Milford Township, Rosedale Township and Richland 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Barrett Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Barrett Township?

37.3%, 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. The top destinations elsewhere are Huron (40%, 21 mi), Mitchell (8%, 59 mi), De Smet (5%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Barrett Township

Barrett Township home →
HandbookGetting around Barrett TownshipRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in SDShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.