Work, pay and getting to work in Benton Township
Benton Township has 50 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Home is the office for 0% of workers (South Dakota 10%). Hardly any work in Benton Township itself; outside it, Sioux Falls draws the most (28%, 43 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Benton Township by day and by night
On a workday 50 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 53 people are in Benton Township on a workday afternoon, 49% 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 Benton Township goes to work
Where Benton Township clocks in
18% of workers
8% of workersLines 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.
Working from home in Benton Township
of Benton Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18 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 many miles Benton Township commutes
About 24% 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.
The towns around Benton Township
The biggest share goes to Salem Township (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Benton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Edgerton Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Salem Township | 4% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Pearl Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Jefferson Township, Edgerton Township, Salem Township and Pearl Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Benton 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 Benton Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Benton Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Benton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (28%, 43 mi), Salem (18%, 8 mi), Watertown (8%, 85 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Benton 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 Benton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Benton 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.