Brantford Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Brantford Township has 10 jobs; 58 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Brantford Township; the top destination outside it is Watertown (17%, 16 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers; South Dakota has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Brantford Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 57 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Brantford Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 Brantford Township work
Where Brantford Township clocks in
17% 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: 40% of jobs based in Brantford Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brantford Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 10. 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 Brantford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Brantford Township
of Brantford Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18 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.
How far it is to work from Brantford Township
About 21% 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 Brantford Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brantford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brantford Township | – | — | — | — | $124,125 |
| Oxford Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Henry Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Foxton Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oxford Township, Henry Township and Foxton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brantford 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 Brantford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Brantford Township?
$124,125 (±$86,165) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brantford Township?
5.3%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Brantford Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watertown (17%, 16 mi), Lake Norden (16%, 16 mi), Sioux Falls (7%, 91 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Brantford 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 Brantford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brantford 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.