Photo: Runner1928 · CC BY-SA 4.0Making a living in Canistota Township
For 21% of workers, the job is at home, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. Hardly any stay in Canistota Township for work; outside it, Sioux Falls is the main destination (39%, 30 miles). The average commute takes 23 minutes each way (South Dakota 18, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Canistota Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 57 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 74 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Canistota Township on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.30 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Canistota Township to work: where people go
Where Canistota Township clocks in
11% 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.
A place that makes things: 85% of Canistota Township’s jobs are in goods
74 jobs are based in Canistota Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Canistota Township, 2014 → 2024: 28 → 74. 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 Canistota Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 23 minutes in Canistota Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Canistota Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 41 commuters (the 21% 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 it is to work from Canistota Township
About 16% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Canistota Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Canistota Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canistota Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $125,417 |
| Emery Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Greenland Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Grant Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Richland Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Emery Township, Greenland Township, Grant Township and Richland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Canistota 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 Canistota Township: questions
What is the median household income in Canistota Township?
$125,417 (±$39,957) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Canistota Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Canistota Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Canistota Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (39%, 30 mi), Bridgewater (11%, 11 mi), Emery (4%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Canistota 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 Canistota Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Canistota 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.