Work means Chamberlain for about half of Chamberlain Township’s working residents
Hardly any stay in Chamberlain Township for work; outside it, Chamberlain is the main destination (46%, 2 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all (South Dakota 10%). The trip to work takes 11 minutes on average (South Dakota 18, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Chamberlain Township on a workday
On a workday 97 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Chamberlain Township on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.56 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.
Commuting out of Chamberlain Township: the destinations
Where Chamberlain Township clocks in
5% 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.
In Chamberlain Township, 54% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
54 jobs are based in Chamberlain Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chamberlain Township, 2013 → 2023: 46 → 54. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Chamberlain Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 11 minutes in Chamberlain Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chamberlain Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 163 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 Chamberlain Township to work
About 32% 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.
51% of Chamberlain Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chamberlain Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamberlain Township | – | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Chamberlain | 46% | C+ | A− | 14 min | $76,761 |
| Oacoma | 5% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Oacoma Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Pukwana Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Brule Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| West Point Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oacoma, Oacoma Township, Pukwana Township, Brule Township and West Point Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Chamberlain. Darker towns draw more of Chamberlain 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 Chamberlain Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Chamberlain Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chamberlain Township?
11 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 Chamberlain Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Chamberlain 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 Chamberlain Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chamberlain 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.