Most of Brandt Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Brandt Township has 13 jobs; 70 of its residents have a job. Only 3% work in Brandt Township; the top destination outside it is Clear Lake (19%, 6 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all (South Dakota 10%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Brandt Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 68 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 86 people are in Brandt Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 Brandt Township’s working residents head each day
Where Brandt Township clocks in
19% 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.
What Brandt Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brandt Township, 2014 → 2024: 141 → 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 Brandt Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Brandt Township
of Brandt Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 28 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Brandt Township
About 30% 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.
Brandt Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brandt Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandt Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Clear Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Hidewood Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Havana Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Blom Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Norden Township | under 2% | — | — | 46 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clear Lake Township, Hidewood Township, Havana Township, Blom Township and Norden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brandt 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 Brandt Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Brandt Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Brandt Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clear Lake (19%, 6 mi), Watertown (14%, 28 mi), Brookings (10%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Brandt 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 Brandt Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brandt 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.