Earning a living in Blom Township
Only 2% work in Blom Township; the top destination outside it is Clear Lake (20%, 12 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers (South Dakota 10%). The average commute takes 23 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 workday shuffle in and out of Blom Township
On a workday 43 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 42 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 (0.98 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 Blom Township’s working residents head each day
Where Blom Township clocks in
20% of workers
16% 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.
In Blom Township, 58% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
43 jobs are based in Blom Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blom Township, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 43. 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 Blom Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Blom Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blom Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 53 commuters (the 0% 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 Blom Township to work
About 20% 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.
How Blom Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blom Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blom Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $130,547 |
| Grange Township | under 3% | — | — | 49 min | — |
| Toronto | 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Scandinavia Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Argo Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Brandt Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grange Township, Toronto, Scandinavia Township, Argo Township and Brandt Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Toronto. Darker towns draw more of Blom 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 Blom Township: questions
What is the median household income in Blom Township?
$130,547 (±$22,459) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blom Township?
3.1%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blom Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blom Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clear Lake (20%, 12 mi), Watertown (16%, 31 mi), Sioux Falls (16%, 72 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Blom 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 Blom Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blom 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.