Ole Nelson Barn · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Jobs, income and commuting in Blooming Valley Township, SD
A typical one-way commute lasts 21 minutes (South Dakota 18, U.S. 26). Only 1% work in Blooming Valley Township itself; outside it, Milbank draws the most (18%, 26 miles). Employers in Blooming Valley Township report 87 jobs for 85 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Blooming Valley Township
On a workday 84 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 86 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 (1.02 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 Blooming Valley Township goes to work
Where Blooming Valley Township clocks in
18% of workers
14% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 90% of the jobs in Blooming Valley Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blooming Valley Township, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 87. 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 Blooming Valley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Blooming Valley Township: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blooming Valley Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 60 commuters (the 14% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Blooming Valley Township
About 25% 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.
The towns around Blooming Valley Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blooming Valley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blooming Valley Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $100,625 |
| Lura Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Farmington Township | under 3% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Ortley Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lura Township, Farmington Township and Ortley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blooming Valley 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 Blooming Valley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Blooming Valley Township?
$100,625 (±$56,733) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blooming Valley Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blooming Valley Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blooming Valley Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milbank (18%, 26 mi), Watertown (14%, 24 mi), Alban Township (13%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Blooming Valley 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 Blooming Valley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blooming Valley 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.