Most of Big Springs Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Big Springs Township has 13 jobs for 95 working residents. Hardly any work in Big Springs Township itself; outside it, Sioux Falls draws the most (34%, 41 miles). The average commute takes 30 minutes each way (South Dakota 18, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Big Springs Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 95 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Big Springs Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Big Springs Township’s working residents head each day
Where Big Springs 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.
Making and building: 38% of jobs based in Big Springs Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Big Springs Township, 2014 → 2024: 9 → 13. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Big Springs Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Big Springs Township: about 30 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Big Springs Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 166 commuters (the 8% 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 distance from Big Springs Township to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Big Springs Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Big Springs Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Springs Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $96,103 |
| Sioux Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Virginia Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Emmet Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Alcester Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sioux Valley Township, Virginia Township, Emmet Township and Alcester Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Big Springs 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 2024, 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 Big Springs Township: questions
What is the median household income in Big Springs Township?
$96,103 (±$76,550) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Big Springs Township?
2.1%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Big Springs Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Big Springs Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (34%, 41 mi), Beresford (16%, 11 mi), Alcester (13%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Big Springs 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 Big Springs Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Big Springs Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.