Most of Chaudoin Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Chaudoin Township; the top destination outside it is Lemmon (30%, 49 miles). Chaudoin Township has 3 jobs; 10 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 100% of workers; South Dakota has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Chaudoin Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 10 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9 people are in Chaudoin Township on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.
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 Chaudoin Township’s residents
Where Chaudoin Township clocks in
30% of workers
20% of workers
10% 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.
67% of the jobs in Chaudoin Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Chaudoin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Chaudoin Township
of Chaudoin 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.
The commute from Chaudoin Township, by distance
About 40% 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.
Chaudoin Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chaudoin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaudoin Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Ada Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Moreau Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ada Township, Moreau Township and Martin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chaudoin 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 Chaudoin Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Chaudoin Township?
30.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Chaudoin Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lemmon (30%, 49 mi), Bison (20%, 19 mi), Sturgis (10%, 80 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chaudoin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chaudoin 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.