Plana School · Photo: Wabbit98 · CC BY-SA 4.0Cambria Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
23% of workers have no commute at all; South Dakota has 10%. There are 8 jobs in Cambria Township, against 53 working residents. Only 2% work in Cambria Township itself; outside it, Aberdeen draws the most (40%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Cambria Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 52 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 76 people are in Cambria Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 Cambria Township goes to work
Where Cambria 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.
A place that makes things: 88% of Cambria Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cambria Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 8. 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 Cambria Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Cambria Township
of Cambria Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27 commuters (the 23% 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.
Where in the region Cambria Township works
About 23% 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.
The towns around Cambria Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cambria Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambria Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Putney Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Ordway Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Columbia Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Henry Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Putney Township, Ordway Township, Columbia Township and Henry Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cambria 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 Cambria Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Cambria Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Cambria Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aberdeen (40%, 10 mi), Britton (6%, 31 mi), Frederick (4%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cambria 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 Cambria Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cambria 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.