Belford Township has 2.0 jobs for every working resident: 62 people commute in to work
Home is the office for 0% of workers; South Dakota has 10%. There are 62 jobs in Belford Township for 31 working residents. Hardly any work in Belford Township; the top destination outside it is Mitchell (23%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Belford Township by day
On a workday 31 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 110 people are in Belford Township on a workday afternoon, 40% more 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 daily trip into Belford Township
Where Belford 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.
Belford Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Belford Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 62. 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 Belford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Belford Township: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Belford Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 29 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.
How far Belford Township’s workers travel
About 16% 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.
Belford Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Belford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belford Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $120,179 |
| Bristol Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Elliott Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Palatine Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Blaine Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bristol Township, Elliott Township, Palatine Township and Blaine Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Belford 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 Belford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Belford Township?
$120,179 (±$48,859) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Belford Township?
12.5%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Belford Township?
25 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 Belford Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mitchell (23%, 22 mi), White Lake (19%, 20 mi), Plankinton (13%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Belford 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 Belford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Belford 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.