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Jobs & commute in Carlyle Township

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Carlyle Township works elsewhere

Carlyle Township has 7 jobs, against 31 working residents. Hardly any work in Carlyle Township itself; outside it, Huron draws the most (19%, 12 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 10% across South Dakota.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

7 jobs based here
Poverty
0.0%
South Dakota 11.9%
Unemployment
0.0%
South Dakota 2.9% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
0%
0 of 31 working residents
Work from home
0%
South Dakota 10% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

In and out of Carlyle Township on a workday

On a workday 31 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.

31live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
7work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night89
Workday65
89live here− 31head out to work+ 7come in to work= 65on a workday

About 65 people are in Carlyle Township on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.23jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of Carlyle Township: the destinations

Hitchcock: 2 residents work here (6%)Wessington: 2 residents work here (6%)Broadland: 1 residents work here (3%)De Smet: 1 residents work here (3%)Wessington Springs: 1 residents work here (3%)Redfield: 1 residents work here (3%)Wolsey: 1 residents work here (3%)Vermillion: 1 residents work here (3%)Huron: 6 residents work here (19%)WatertownSioux Falls: 2 residents work here (6%)Pelican TownshipNance TownshipKellogg TownshipFairfield TownshipGrant TownshipCarlyle TownshipDearborn TownshipHuronHitchcockWessingtonSioux FallsBroadlandDe SmetCarlyle Township
1
Huron12.5 mi away
19%6
2
Hitchcock27.4 mi away
6%2
3
Wessington21.7 mi away
6%2
4
Sioux Falls95.3 mi away
6%2
5
Broadland18.1 mi away
3%1
6
De Smet42.7 mi away
3%1
7
Wessington Springs14 mi away
3%1
8
Redfield44.7 mi away
3%1
9
Wolsey13 mi away
3%1
10
Vermillion124.1 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%13
The top trips

Where Carlyle Township clocks in

19%Huron
19% of workers
12.5 mi awayHuron6 Carlyle Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
6%Hitchcock
6% of workers
27.4 mi awayHitchcock2 Carlyle Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
6% of workers
21.7 mi awayWessington2 Carlyle Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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.

The jobs

Making and building: 57% of jobs based in Carlyle Township

Jobs based in Carlyle TownshipJobs Carlyle Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms57%23%
Trade, transport & utilities43%48%
Services: health, schools, offices0%29%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%29%
Over $3,333 a month100%61%

Who does it

29 or younger29%16%
30 to 5471%58%
55 and older0%26%

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 Carlyle Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Carlyle Township

Working from home
0%

of Carlyle Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Carlyle Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 39 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

How far Carlyle Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miHuron: 19% · 12.5 miHitchcock: 6% · 27.4 miWessington: 6% · 21.7 miSioux Falls: 6% · 95.3 miBroadland: 3% · 18.1 miDe Smet: 3% · 42.7 miWessington Springs: 3% · 14 miRedfield: 3% · 44.7 miWolsey: 3% · 13 miVermillion: 3% · 124.1 miHuron 19%Hitchcock 6%Wessington 6%Sioux Falls 6%Broadland 3%Carlyle Township
Carlyle TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
42%10–24 mi13 residents
26%25–50 mi8 residents
32%Over 50 mi10 residents

About 32% 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

The towns around Carlyle Township

Kellogg Township: few work hereGrant Township: few work hereDearborn Township: few work hereKellogg TownshipGrant TownshipDearborn TownshipCarlyle Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Kellogg Townshipunder 4% of Carlyle TownshipGrant Townshipunder 4% of Carlyle TownshipDearborn Townshipunder 4% of Carlyle Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownCarlyle Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Carlyle Township–————
Kellogg Townshipunder 4%——23 min—
Grant Townshipunder 4%————
Dearborn Townshipunder 4%————

Same-state neighbors only. Kellogg Township, Grant Township and Dearborn Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Carlyle Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Carlyle Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Carlyle Township?

0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Carlyle Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huron (19%, 12 mi), Hitchcock (6%, 27 mi), Wessington (6%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Carlyle 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 Carlyle Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Carlyle Township

Carlyle Township home →
HandbookGetting around Carlyle TownshipRoads, buses, parking and the basics
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RankingsTop towns in SDShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.