Augustana Swedish Lutheran Church · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0Claremont Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
11 jobs are based in Claremont Township, against 59 working residents. Only 2% stay in Claremont Township for work; outside it, Aberdeen is the main destination (41%, 22 miles). 66% of workers have no commute at all, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Claremont Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 58 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 72 people are in Claremont Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Claremont Township ends
Where Claremont Township clocks in
Lines 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of Claremont Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Claremont Township, 2014 → 2024: 11 → 11. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Claremont Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Claremont Township
of Claremont Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 commuters (the 66% 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.
Miles to work from Claremont Township
About 34% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Claremont Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Claremont Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claremont Township | – | — | — | — | $121,118 |
| Columbia Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Claremont | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Newport Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Weston Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Columbia Township, Claremont, Newport Township and Weston Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Claremont 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 2024, 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 Claremont Township: questions
What is the median household income in Claremont Township?
$121,118 (±$18,935) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Claremont Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Claremont Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aberdeen (41%, 22 mi), Sioux Falls (5%, 158 mi), Aberdeen Township (5%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Claremont 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 Claremont Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Claremont Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.