Jobs and the daily commute in Bryan Township
Bryan Township has 83 jobs, and 115 of its residents work somewhere. A typical one-way commute lasts 12 minutes, next to 18 for South Dakota and 26 for the U.S. Below the poverty line: 21.4% of residents; South Dakota has 11.9%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Bryan Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 113 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 81 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
0.72 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.
38% of working residents work in Wagner
Where Bryan Township clocks in
38% of workers
11% 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.
69% of the jobs in Bryan Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bryan Township, 2013 → 2023: 82 → 83. 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 Bryan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Bryan Township: about 12 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bryan Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 114 commuters (the 10% 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.
Half of Bryan Township commutes less than 7 miles
About 26% 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.
Bordering towns draw 38% of Bryan Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bryan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Township | – | — | — | 12 min | $99,219 |
| Wagner | 38% | D | A− | 12 min | $47,462 |
| Choteau Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Kennedy Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Plain Center Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Lawrence Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Choteau Creek Township, Kennedy Township, Plain Center Township and Lawrence Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wagner. Darker towns draw more of Bryan 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 Bryan Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bryan Township?
$99,219 (±$31,164) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bryan Township?
21.4%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bryan Township?
12 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bryan Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wagner (38%, 4 mi), Dante (11%, 8 mi), Sioux Falls (6%, 83 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bryan 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 Bryan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bryan 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.