Jobs and the daily commute in Belmont Township
For 0% of workers, the job is at home; South Dakota has 10%. Hardly any work in Belmont Township; the top destination outside it is Aberdeen (15%, 55 miles). Belmont Township has 16 jobs, against 20 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Belmont Township
On a workday 20 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 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 (0.80 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.
Where the trip to work from Belmont Township ends
Where Belmont 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.
Goods, not services: 63% of the jobs in Belmont Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Belmont Township, 2014 → 2024: 11 → 16. 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 Belmont Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Belmont Township
of Belmont Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9 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.
Where in the region Belmont Township works
About 50% 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.
Belmont Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Belmont Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Garfield Township | under 5% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Cornwall Township | under 5% | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Crandon Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Altoona Township | under 5% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Garfield Township, Cornwall Township, Crandon Township and Altoona Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Belmont 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 Belmont Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Belmont Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Belmont Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aberdeen (15%, 55 mi), Redfield (10%, 15 mi), Sioux Falls (10%, 114 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Belmont 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 Belmont Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Belmont 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.