Photo: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Earning a living in Castlewood Township
Only 1% work in Castlewood Township; the top destination outside it is Sioux Falls (19%, 86 miles). The average commute takes 29 minutes each way; South Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26. Castlewood Township has 46 jobs; 75 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Castlewood Township by day and by night
On a workday 74 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 45 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Castlewood Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.61 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Castlewood Township’s working residents head each day
Where Castlewood Township clocks in
15% 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.
What Castlewood Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Castlewood Township, 2014 → 2024: 33 → 46. 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 Castlewood Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 29 minutes in Castlewood Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Castlewood Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 80 commuters (the 6% 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 commute from Castlewood Township, by distance
About 33% 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 Castlewood Township
The biggest share goes to Castlewood (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Castlewood Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlewood Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $156,667 |
| Castlewood | 9% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Florence Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Oxford Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Sheridan Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Hamlin Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Castlewood, Florence Township, Oxford Township, Sheridan Township and Hamlin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Castlewood 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 Castlewood Township: questions
What is the median household income in Castlewood Township?
$156,667 (±$50,904) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Castlewood Township?
2.1%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Castlewood Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Castlewood Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (19%, 86 mi), Watertown (15%, 11 mi), Brookings (12%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Castlewood Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Castlewood Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Castlewood 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.