Brookings draws about half of Brookings Township’s working residents
The average commute takes 14 minutes each way; South Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26. Working from home is the commute for 18% of workers, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole. Hardly any work in Brookings Township; the top destination outside it is Brookings (49%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Brookings Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 151 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 73 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Brookings Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.48 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 people from Brookings Township work
Where Brookings Township clocks in
4% 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.
Jobs in Brookings Township: what the 73 are
73 jobs are based in Brookings Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brookings Township, 2014 → 2024: 27 → 73. 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 Brookings Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Brookings Township’s commute takes about 14 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brookings Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 157 commuters (the 18% 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 commute from Brookings Township, by distance
About 29% 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 next door: 51% of Brookings Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brookings Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookings Township | – | — | — | 14 min | $118,529 |
| Brookings | 49% | B | A− | 13 min | $63,493 |
| Volga Township | 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Sterling Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Aurora Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Volga Township, Sterling Township and Aurora Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Brookings. Darker towns draw more of Brookings 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 Brookings Township: questions
What is the median household income in Brookings Township?
$118,529 (±$68,232) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brookings Township?
4.9%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brookings Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brookings Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Brookings 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 Brookings Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brookings 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.