Where Carthage Township earns its living
No jobs are based in Carthage Township in the Census job records; 14 of its residents work elsewhere. 0% of workers work from home, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. Hardly any work in Carthage Township; the top destination outside it is Howard (36%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Carthage Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7 people are in Carthage Township on a workday afternoon, 67% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
The towns that employ Carthage Township’s residents
Where Carthage Township clocks in
14% 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.
Working from home in Carthage Township
of Carthage Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15 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.
The distance from Carthage Township to work
About 21% 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 Carthage Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carthage Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carthage Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Green Valley Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Mathews Township | under 8% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Carthage | under 8% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Redstone Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Grafton Township | under 8% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Green Valley Township, Mathews Township, Carthage, Redstone Township and Grafton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Carthage 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 Carthage Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Carthage Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Carthage Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Howard (36%, 12 mi), Sioux Falls (21%, 62 mi), Madison (14%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Carthage 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 Carthage Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carthage 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.