Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Unemployment in Beresford (1.8%) is lower than in 87% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Beresford is better than 68% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns (B−). About one in seven work in Beresford itself; outside it, Sioux Falls draws the most (27%, 32 miles). Working residents average 22 minutes each way, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Beresford in brief
The four measures behind Beresford’s grade
Unemployment holds Beresford’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 28% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Beresford could be anywhere from B− to A−.
The commute from Beresford, by distance
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.
In and out of Beresford on a workday
On a workday 834 residents head out to work, 149 work right here, and 750 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 (0.91 per resident).
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 Beresford goes to work
Where Beresford clocks in
3% 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.
The kinds of work in Beresford
899 jobs are based in Beresford.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beresford, 2013 → 2023: 938 → 899. 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 Beresford’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Beresford, about 22 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beresford workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,192 commuters (the 4% 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.
For most of Beresford, work means a drive
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,239 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.6% of Beresford households have no vehicle (South Dakota 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Beresford’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Beresford ranks: 1,197th of 5,148 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 66 | Delapre Township SD | 2,053 | $141K | 1.2% | 0.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 94 | Springdale Township SD | 2,229 | $151K | 1.3% | 0.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 252 | Mapleton Township SD | 2,063 | $111K | 2.4% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,195 | Clearfield Township PA | 2,358 | $88K | 8.6% | 2.3% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,196 | Fishkill NY | 2,147 | $97K | 2.7% | 9.5% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,197 | Beresford SD | 2,105 | $79K | 5.2% | 1.8% | 15% | B+ |
| 1,198 | Philo Township IL | 1,844 | $113K | 6.8% | 4.7% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,199 | Franklin Township IN | 1,821 | $85K | 6.6% | 2.6% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,148 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Beresford, the top three, the last and three more from South Dakota.
Around Beresford: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Pleasant Township (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beresford workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beresford | – | B+ | B− | 22 min | $78,793 |
| Pleasant Township | 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pleasant Township and Prairie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Beresford’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 Beresford: questions
What is the median household income in Beresford?
$78,793 (±$9,149) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beresford?
5.2%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beresford?
22 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beresford work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (27%, 32 mi), Alcester (8%, 8 mi), Vermillion (3%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Beresford walkable?
Beresford is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Beresford without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Beresford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beresford
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.