With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Bates Township works elsewhere
Bates Township has 3 jobs; 17 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Bates Township; the top destination outside it is Groton (24%, 12 miles). Working from home is the commute for 61% of workers (South Dakota 10%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Bates Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13 people are in Bates Township on a workday afternoon, 52% 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.
The places Bates Township commutes to
Where Bates 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.
Most jobs in Bates Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bates Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 3. 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 Bates Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Bates Township
of Bates Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12 commuters (the 61% 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 commute from Bates Township, by distance
About 35% 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 Bates Township
The biggest share goes to Garden Prairie Township (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bates Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Scotland Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Verdon | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| East Hanson Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Garden Prairie Township | 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Conde Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Scotland Township, Verdon, East Hanson Township, Garden Prairie Township and Conde Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bates 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 Bates Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Bates Township?
55.1%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Bates Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Groton (24%, 12 mi), Aberdeen (18%, 25 mi), Brookings (12%, 91 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bates 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 Bates Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bates 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.