Most of Buffalo Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 10% across South Dakota. Employers in Buffalo Township report 2 jobs, against 35 working residents. Hardly any stay in Buffalo Township for work; outside it, Britton is the main destination (20%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Buffalo Township on a workday
On a workday 35 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Buffalo Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 Buffalo Township’s working residents head each day
Where Buffalo Township clocks in
9% 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.
The kinds of work in Buffalo Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Buffalo Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 2. 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 Buffalo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Buffalo Township
of Buffalo Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 64 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 Buffalo Township to work
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.
Next door to Buffalo Township
The biggest share goes to Red Iron Lake Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Buffalo Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Township | – | — | — | — | $91,447 |
| Red Iron Lake Township | 9% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Eden Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Kosciusko Township | under 3% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Dry Wood Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Red Iron Lake Township, Eden Township, Kosciusko Township and Dry Wood Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Buffalo 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 Buffalo Township: questions
What is the median household income in Buffalo Township?
$91,447 (±$38,978) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Buffalo Township?
2.4%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Buffalo Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Britton (20%, 26 mi), Miller Township (14%, 28 mi), Sisseton (9%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Buffalo 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 Buffalo Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Buffalo 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.