Work, pay and getting to work in Carter Township
Working residents average 12 minutes each way (South Dakota 18, U.S. 26). For 0% of workers, the job is at home (South Dakota 10%). Hardly any work in Carter Township; the top destination outside it is Colome (29%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Carter Township by day and by night
On a workday 7 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.86 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Carter Township: the destinations
Where Carter 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.
In Carter Township, services account for most jobs
6 jobs are based in Carter Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Carter Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Carter Township’s commute takes about 12 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carter Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 54 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 many miles Carter Township commutes
About 29% 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 Carter Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carter Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Township | – | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Taylor Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
| Mosher Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Taylor Township, Jordan Township and Mosher Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Carter 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 Carter Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Carter Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carter Township?
12 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Carter Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Colome (29%, 25 mi), Freeman (14%, 138 mi), Ideal Township (14%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Carter 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 Carter Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carter 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.