L.P. Nielson Barn · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Blaine Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Hardly any work in Blaine Township itself; outside it, Wessington Springs draws the most (34%, 11 miles). 7 jobs are based in Blaine Township, against 29 working residents. Home is the office for 16% of workers; South Dakota has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Blaine Township by day and by night
On a workday 29 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 51 people are in Blaine Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Blaine Township work
Where Blaine Township clocks in
34% 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.
Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Blaine Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Blaine Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Blaine Township
of Blaine Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 commuters (the 16% 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 it is to work from Blaine Township
About 28% 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.
Next door to Blaine Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blaine Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Twin Lake Township | under 4% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Franklin Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Viola Township | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Elliott Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Belford Township | under 4% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Twin Lake Township, Franklin Township, Viola Township, Elliott Township and Belford Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blaine 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 Blaine Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Blaine Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Blaine Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wessington Springs (34%, 11 mi), Huron (17%, 28 mi), Mitchell (7%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Blaine 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 Blaine Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blaine 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.