How Belmont Township works: jobs, income and commuting
0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole. Hardly any work in Belmont Township itself; outside it, Armour draws the most (19%, 9 miles). A typical one-way commute from Belmont Township lasts 19 minutes (South Dakota 18, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Belmont Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 26 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 40 people are in Belmont Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Belmont Township work
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.
Getting to work from Belmont Township takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Belmont Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 43 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.
Belmont Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 46% 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.
How Belmont Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Belmont Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $88,125 |
| Kulm Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| East Choteau Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kulm Township, East Choteau Township and Lincoln 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 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 Belmont Township: questions
What is the median household income in Belmont Township?
$88,125 (±$57,512) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Belmont Township?
11.3%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Belmont Township?
19 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 Belmont Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Armour (19%, 9 mi), Corsica (15%, 15 mi), Mitchell (12%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
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), 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.