Jobs, income and commuting in Beulah Township, SD
46% of workers work from home, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. Hardly any work in Beulah Township; the top destination outside it is Mitchell (37%, 19 miles). Working residents average 20 minutes each way (South Dakota 18, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Beulah Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 97 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Beulah Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
The places Beulah Township commutes to
Where Beulah 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 Beulah Township takes about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beulah Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 40 commuters (the 46% 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 Beulah Township’s workers travel
About 26% 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.
Work in the towns next to Beulah Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beulah Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beulah Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $103,750 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Taylor Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Worthen Township | under 2% | — | — | 59 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wayne Township, Taylor Township and Worthen Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Beulah 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 Beulah Township: questions
What is the median household income in Beulah Township?
$103,750 (±$53,730) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beulah Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beulah Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 46% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beulah Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mitchell (37%, 19 mi), Sioux Falls (16%, 53 mi), Emery (9%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Beulah 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 Beulah Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beulah 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.