About two in five of Centerville Township’s working residents commute to Faulkton
0% of workers work from home, against 10% across South Dakota. Hardly any work in Centerville Township itself; outside it, Faulkton draws the most (43%, 12 miles). 8 jobs are based in Centerville Township, against 7 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Centerville Township by day
On a workday 7 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 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 (1.14 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Centerville Township’s residents
Where Centerville 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.
Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Centerville Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Centerville Township, 2014 → 2024: 2 → 8. 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 Centerville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Centerville Township
of Centerville Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3 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 Centerville Township goes to work
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Centerville Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Centerville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centerville Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Hillsdale Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
| Pioneer Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
| Devoe Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
| Lafoon Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hillsdale Township, Pioneer Township, Devoe Township and Lafoon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Centerville 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 Centerville Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Centerville Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Centerville Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Centerville 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 Centerville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Centerville 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.