Work means Sioux Falls for about half of Buffalo Township’s working residents
Home is the office for 31% of workers, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole. Hardly any work in Buffalo Township; the top destination outside it is Sioux Falls (48%, 24 miles). Commuters spend 34 minutes getting to work on average, where South Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Buffalo Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 118 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Buffalo Township on a workday afternoon, 49% fewer than live here.
0.13 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Buffalo Township: the destinations
Where Buffalo Township clocks in
4% 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.
In Buffalo Township, 40% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
15 jobs are based in Buffalo Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Buffalo Township, 2014 → 2024: 12 → 15. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Buffalo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Buffalo Township: about 34 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Buffalo Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 115 commuters (the 31% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Buffalo Township
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Buffalo Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Buffalo Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $190,625 |
| Taopi Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Clear Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 52 min | — |
| Ramsey Township | under 2% | — | — | 53 min | — |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Taopi Township, Clear Lake Township, Ramsey Township and Franklin 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 2024, 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?
$190,625 (±$127,185) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Buffalo Township?
3.3%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Buffalo Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Buffalo Township work?
0% work in town.
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), 2024, 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.