Jobs, income and commuting in Brunson Township, SD
The trip to work takes 8 minutes on average; South Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26. Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 10% across South Dakota. Hardly any stay in Brunson Township for work; outside it, Winner is the main destination (36%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Brunson Township
On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 47 people are in Brunson Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Brunson Township goes to work
Where Brunson 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.
Getting to work from Brunson Township takes about 8 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 2.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brunson Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 48 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.
The distance from Brunson Township to work
About 27% 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.
Brunson Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Lamro Township (9%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brunson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunson Township | – | — | — | 8 min | — |
| Pleasant Valley Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Lamro Township | 9% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Banner Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| King Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pleasant Valley Township, Lamro Township, Banner Township and King Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brunson 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 Brunson Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Brunson Township?
13.5%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brunson Township?
8 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brunson Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winner (36%, 6 mi), Sioux Falls (18%, 155 mi), Colome (9%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Brunson 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 Brunson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brunson 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.