About half of Burk Township’s working residents commute to Sioux Falls
Commuters spend 9 minutes getting to work on average, next to 18 for South Dakota and 26 for the U.S. For 30% of workers, the job is at home; South Dakota has 10%. Hardly any work in Burk Township itself; outside it, Sioux Falls draws the most (50%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Burk Township apart on work
More than half of Burk Township works in Sioux Falls
104 working residents, 50%, have their main job in Sioux Falls, 19 miles away. That’s far more as work in Burk Township itself. The commute map ↓
A lot of Burk Township works from home
30% of Burk Township workers work from home, against 10% across South Dakota. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from Burk Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 9 minutes, against 18 across South Dakota. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical South Dakota worker, and quicker than any town next door (23 to 30 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 207 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Burk Township’s working residents head each day
Where Burk 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.
Time on the road from Burk Township: about 9 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 2.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Burk Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 142 commuters (the 30% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Burk Township
On a workday 206 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 109 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Burk Township on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.53 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.
Goods, not services: 71% of the jobs in Burk Township
110 jobs are based in Burk Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Burk Township, 2013 → 2023: 95 → 110. 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 Burk Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Burk Township works
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.
How Burk Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Lyons Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Burk Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burk Township | – | — | — | 9 min | $114,417 |
| Dell Rapids Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Taopi Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Lyons Township | 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dell Rapids Township, Taopi Township and Lyons Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Burk 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 Burk Township: questions
What is the median household income in Burk Township?
$114,417 (±$80,347) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Burk Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Burk Township?
9 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Burk Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (50%, 19 mi), Lyons (11%, 6 mi), Hartford (3%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Burk 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 Burk Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Burk 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.