About half of Chance Township’s working residents commute to Lemmon
9 jobs are based in Chance Township for 12 working residents. Hardly any work in Chance Township; the top destination outside it is Lemmon (50%, 38 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Chance Township by day and by night
On a workday 12 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 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.
0.75 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 Chance Township’s residents
Where Chance Township clocks in
50% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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.
Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Chance Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chance Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 9. 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 Chance Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Chance Township
of Chance Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far Chance Township’s workers travel
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Chance Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chance Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chance Township | – | — | — | — | $29,489 |
| Foster Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Ada Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Meadow Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Moreau Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Lone Tree Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Foster Township, Ada Township, Meadow Township, Moreau Township and Lone Tree Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chance 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 Chance Township: questions
What is the median household income in Chance Township?
$29,489 (±$24,213) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chance Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Chance Township work?
0% work in town.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chance Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chance 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.