Work means Mitchell for about half of Beulah Township’s working residents
Only 3% stay in Beulah Township for work; outside it, Mitchell is the main destination (46%, 5 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 17 minutes (South Dakota 18, U.S. 26). Employers in Beulah Township report 205 jobs, against 193 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Beulah Township
On a workday 187 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 199 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 (1.06 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.
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.
Factories, building and farms: 59% of the jobs in Beulah Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beulah Township, 2013 → 2023: 189 → 205. 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 Beulah Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 17 minutes from Beulah Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 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 136 commuters (the 12% 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.
The commute from Beulah Township, by distance
About 30% 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.
Beulah Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beulah Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beulah Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $101,711 |
| Mount Vernon Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Badger Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Lisbon Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mount Vernon Township, Badger Township and Lisbon 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?
$101,711 (±$17,483) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beulah Township?
2.7%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beulah Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beulah Township work?
3% work in town.
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.