Most of Civil Bend Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
20% of workers work from home (South Dakota 10%). 31 jobs are based in Civil Bend Township, and 112 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Civil Bend Township; the top destination outside it is North Sioux City (20%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Civil Bend Township
On a workday 111 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Civil Bend Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 Civil Bend Township’s working residents head each day
Where Civil Bend Township clocks in
14% 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.
84% of the jobs in Civil Bend Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Civil Bend Township, 2013 → 2023: 60 → 31. 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 Civil Bend Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 11 minutes each way for Civil Bend Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Civil Bend Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 82 commuters (the 20% 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.
Civil Bend Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 26% 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.
The towns around Civil Bend Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Civil Bend Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Bend Township | – | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Jefferson Township | under 3% | A | B | 21 min | $196,442 |
| Elk Point Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Elk Point Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Civil Bend 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 Civil Bend Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Civil Bend Township?
4.2%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Civil Bend Township?
11 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Civil Bend Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are North Sioux City (20%, 9 mi), Sioux City (14%, 15 mi), Sioux Falls (9%, 66 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Civil Bend Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Civil Bend Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Civil Bend 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.