Brule Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole. There are 12 jobs in Brule Township, and 53 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Brule Township for work; outside it, Chamberlain is the main destination (21%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Brule Township by day
On a workday 53 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Brule Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Out of Brule Township to work: where people go
Where Brule 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.
In Brule Township, 42% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brule Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 12. 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 Brule Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Brule Township
of Brule Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 33 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.
Brule Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 36% 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.
How Brule Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brule Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brule Township | – | — | — | — | $153,500 |
| Oacoma Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Red Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Iona Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Chamberlain Township | under 2% | — | — | 11 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oacoma Township, Red Lake Township, Iona Township and Chamberlain Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brule 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 Brule Township: questions
What is the median household income in Brule Township?
$153,500 (±$64,425) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brule Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Brule Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chamberlain (21%, 6 mi), Kimball (15%, 19 mi), Sioux Falls (8%, 131 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Brule 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 Brule Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brule 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.