Burdette Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
There are 6 jobs in Burdette Township for 18 working residents. Hardly any stay in Burdette Township for work; outside it, Miller is the main destination (11%, 15 miles). 0% of workers work from home (South Dakota 10%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Burdette Township
On a workday 18 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 33 people are in Burdette Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 people from Burdette Township work
Where Burdette 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.
Goods, not services: 83% of the jobs in Burdette Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Burdette Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 6. 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 Burdette Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Burdette Township
of Burdette Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21 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.
How far Burdette Township’s workers travel
About 44% 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.
Next door to Burdette Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Burdette Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burdette Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Wheaton Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Holden Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Buffalo Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Gilbert Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wheaton Township, Holden Township, Buffalo Township and Gilbert Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Burdette 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 Burdette Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Burdette Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Burdette Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miller (11%, 15 mi), Sioux Falls (11%, 128 mi), Miller Township (11%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Burdette 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 Burdette Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Burdette 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.