Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Belle Plaine Township
49% of workers have no commute at all, against 10% across South Dakota. Commuters spend 13 minutes getting to work on average; South Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26. Employers in Belle Plaine Township report 22 jobs; 17 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Belle Plaine Township by day and by night
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.29 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
24% of working residents work in Doland
Where Belle Plaine 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.
82% of the jobs in Belle Plaine Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Belle Plaine Township, 2014 → 2024: 14 → 22. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Belle Plaine Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Belle Plaine Township’s commute takes about 13 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Belle Plaine Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21 commuters (the 49% 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 Belle Plaine Township goes to work
About 29% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Belle Plaine Township and its neighbors: 24% work next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Belle Plaine Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Plaine Township | – | — | — | 13 min | $138,750 |
| Frankfort Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Doland | 24% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Prairie Center Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Frankfort Township, Harrison Township, Doland and Prairie Center Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Doland. Darker towns draw more of Belle Plaine 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 2024, 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 Belle Plaine Township: questions
What is the median household income in Belle Plaine Township?
$138,750 (±$66,466) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Belle Plaine Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Belle Plaine Township?
13 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 49% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Belle Plaine Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Doland (24%, 4 mi), Aberdeen (18%, 44 mi), Mitchell (12%, 78 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Belle Plaine 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 Belle Plaine Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Belle Plaine Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.