Brooklyn School District #42 · Photo: GLDickson · CC BY-SA 4.0Brooklyn Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 17% of workers, the job is at home, against 10% across South Dakota. There are 45 jobs in Brooklyn Township, against 110 working residents. Hardly any work in Brooklyn Township itself; outside it, Sioux Falls draws the most (25%, 29 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Brooklyn Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 110 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 45 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Brooklyn Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 the trip to work from Brooklyn Township ends
Where Brooklyn Township clocks in
Lines 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.
Goods jobs make up 31% of work in Brooklyn Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brooklyn Township, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 45. 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 Brooklyn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Brooklyn Township: about 12 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brooklyn Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 58 commuters (the 17% 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.
Brooklyn Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Work in the towns next to Brooklyn Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brooklyn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Township | – | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Delaware Township | under 2% | — | — | 47 min | — |
| Centerville Township | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Glenwood Township | under 2% | — | — | 61 min | — |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Delaware Township, Centerville Township, Glenwood Township and Pleasant Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brooklyn 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Brooklyn Township workers work outside South Dakota. The job records count 15% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Brooklyn Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Brooklyn Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brooklyn Township?
12 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brooklyn Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (25%, 29 mi), Beresford (9%, 5 mi), Rock Valley (7%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brooklyn 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.