Most of Chery Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
There are 6 jobs in Chery Township; 20 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Chery Township; the top destination outside it is Wessington Springs (15%, 5 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, 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
Who works in Chery Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 20 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 35 people are in Chery Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Where Chery Township’s working residents head each day
Where Chery Township clocks in
15% of workers
15% 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.
Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Chery Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chery Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 6. 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 Chery Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Chery Township
of Chery Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6 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 Chery Township’s workers travel
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.
Next door to Chery Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chery Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chery Township | – | — | — | — | $98,750 |
| Harmony Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Burr Oak Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Harmony Township and Burr Oak Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chery 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 Chery Township: questions
What is the median household income in Chery Township?
$98,750 (±$4,308) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chery Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Chery Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wessington Springs (15%, 5 mi), Huron (15%, 26 mi), Pierre (15%, 86 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chery 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 Chery Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chery 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.