More than half of Bath Township’s working residents commute to Aberdeen
Working residents average 19 minutes each way (South Dakota 18, U.S. 26). Only 4% work in Bath Township; the top destination outside it is Aberdeen (54%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Bath Township, in brief
Much of Bath Township works one town over
57% of working residents work in a town that borders Bath Township: Aberdeen (54%) and Aberdeen Township (3%). Next door ↓
The jobs in Bath Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
83% of the jobs based in Bath Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 59% of the jobs Bath Township residents hold. 97% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Bath Township. The jobs ↓
Most Bath Township residents work close to home
61% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 357 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Bath Township makes things: 43% of its jobs are in goods
449 jobs are based in Bath Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bath Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bath Township, 2013 → 2023: 324 → 449. 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.
Half of Bath Township commutes less than 8 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 19% 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.
Bath Township fills up on a workday
On a workday 344 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 436 people come in from elsewhere.
About 780 people are in Bath Township on a workday afternoon, 13% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.26 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
54% of working residents work in Aberdeen
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Bath Township clocks in
Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 19 minutes each way, about the SD average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bath Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 238 commuters (the 4% 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.
57% of Bath Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Aberdeen (54%). Darker towns draw more of Bath Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bath Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $86,250 |
| Aberdeen | 54% | C+ | A− | 12 min | $64,405 |
| Henry Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Gem Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Aberdeen Township | 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Henry Township, Gem Township and Aberdeen Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Bath Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bath Township?
$86,250 (±$58,693) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bath Township?
9.9%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bath Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bath Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aberdeen (54%, 6 mi), Sioux Falls (5%, 154 mi), Groton (3%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bath 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 Bath Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bath 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.