Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs and earnings in Bowdle Township, and the trip to work
0% of workers have no commute at all, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. Hardly any stay in Bowdle Township for work; outside it, Bowdle is the main destination (21%, 2 miles). Bowdle Township has 28 jobs for 29 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Bowdle Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 29 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 28 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 (0.97 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Bowdle Township’s residents
Where Bowdle Township clocks in
21% 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.
79% of the jobs in Bowdle Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bowdle Township, 2014 → 2024: 83 → 28. 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 Bowdle Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Bowdle Township
of Bowdle Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12 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.
Where in the region Bowdle Township works
About 45% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Bowdle Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bowdle Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowdle Township | – | — | — | — | $84,167 |
| Cottonwood Lake Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Odessa Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Modena Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cottonwood Lake Township, Odessa Township and Modena Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bowdle 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 Bowdle Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bowdle Township?
$84,167 (±$34,804) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bowdle Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Bowdle Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bowdle (21%, 2 mi), Roscoe (14%, 15 mi), Redfield (7%, 68 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Bowdle 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 Bowdle Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bowdle 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.