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Jobs & commute in Cedar Township

Cedar Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Employers in Cedar Township report 5 jobs, against 21 working residents. Hardly any work in Cedar Township itself; outside it, Miller draws the most (14%, 18 miles). 32% of workers work from home, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%.

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

5 jobs based here
Household income
$143K
median · South Dakota $75K
Poverty
6.7%
South Dakota 11.9%
Unemployment
0.0%
South Dakota 2.9% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
0%
0 of 21 working residents
Work from home
32%
South Dakota 10% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

How many people are in Cedar Township by day

On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.

21live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
5work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night33
Workday17
33live here− 21head out to work+ 5come in to work= 17on a workday

About 17 people are in Cedar Township on a workday afternoon, 48% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.24jobs 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

Out of Cedar Township to work: where people go

Miller: 3 residents work here (14%)BridgewaterRedfield: 1 residents work here (5%)Highmore: 1 residents work here (5%)Mobridge: 1 residents work here (5%)Watertown: 1 residents work here (5%)Aberdeen: 2 residents work here (10%)Cedar TownshipGlendale TownshipSpring Hill TownshipOhio Township: 1 residents work here (5%)Logan Township: 1 residents work here (5%)Grand TownshipComo TownshipMiller Township: 2 residents work here (10%)Millerdale ColonyLower Brule: 2 residents work here (10%)MillerAberdeenMiller TownshipLower BruleRedfieldHighmoreCedar Township
1
Miller18 mi away
14%3
2
Aberdeen86.6 mi away
10%2
3
Miller Township15.9 mi away
10%2
4
Lower Brule24.7 mi away
10%2
5
Redfield51.4 mi away
5%1
6
Highmore15.7 mi away
5%1
7
Mobridge101.3 mi away
5%1
8
Watertown110.2 mi away
5%1
9
Ohio Township12.1 mi away
5%1
10
Logan Township13.5 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
29%6
The top trips

Where Cedar Township clocks in

14%Miller
14% of workers
18 mi awayMiller3 Cedar Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
10%Aberdeen
10% of workers
86.6 mi awayAberdeen2 Cedar Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
10%Miller Township
10% of workers
15.9 mi awayMiller Township2 Cedar 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

100% of the jobs in Cedar Township make or build things

Jobs based in Cedar TownshipJobs Cedar Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%19%
Trade, transport & utilities0%29%
Services: health, schools, offices0%52%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month60%38%
Over $3,333 a month40%52%

Who does it

29 or younger60%19%
30 to 5440%57%
55 and older0%24%

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 Cedar Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Cedar Township

Working from home
32%

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

About 3 in 10
How Cedar Township gets to work
81%Drive alone
19%Walk

Share of the 47 commuters (the 32% 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

Where in the region Cedar Township works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMiller: 14% · 18 miAberdeen: 10% · 86.6 miMiller Township: 10% · 15.9 miLower Brule: 10% · 24.7 miRedfield: 5% · 51.4 miHighmore: 5% · 15.7 miMobridge: 5% · 101.3 miWatertown: 5% · 110.2 miOhio Township: 5% · 12.1 miLogan Township: 5% · 13.5 miMiller 14%Aberdeen 10%Miller Township 10%Lower Brule 10%Redfield 5%Cedar Township
Cedar TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
62%10–24 mi13 residents
10%25–50 mi2 residents
29%Over 50 mi6 residents

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

Cedar Township and the towns next door

Como Township: few work hereSpring Hill Township: few work hereGlendale Township: few work hereComo TownshipSpring Hill TownshipGlendale TownshipCedar Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Como Townshipunder 5% of Cedar TownshipSpring Hill Townshipunder 5% of Cedar TownshipGlendale Townshipunder 5% of Cedar Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownCedar Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Cedar Township–———$143,352
Como Townshipunder 5%————
Spring Hill Townshipunder 5%————
Glendale Townshipunder 5%————

Same-state neighbors only. Como Township, Spring Hill Township and Glendale Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Cedar 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 Cedar Township: questions

What is the median household income in Cedar Township?

$143,352 (±$69,244) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Cedar Township?

6.7%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Cedar Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miller (14%, 18 mi), Aberdeen (10%, 87 mi), Miller Township (10%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Cedar Township

Cedar Township home →
HandbookGetting around Cedar TownshipRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
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.