Goff, J. Whitney, Round Barn · Photo: Derekdc · CC BY-SA 3.0Clearwater Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
3 jobs are based in Clearwater Township, and 93 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Clearwater Township itself; outside it, Howard draws the most (24%, 5 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all (South Dakota 10%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Clearwater Township
On a workday 93 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Clearwater Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 people from Clearwater Township work
Where Clearwater Township clocks in
6% 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.
100% of the jobs in Clearwater Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clearwater Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 3. 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 Clearwater Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 12 minutes each way for Clearwater Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clearwater Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 89 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.
Half of Clearwater Township commutes less than 19 miles
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 Clearwater Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Howard Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clearwater Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearwater Township | – | — | — | 12 min | $109,954 |
| Winfred Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Howard Township | 4% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Henden Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Vermillion Township | under 3% | — | — | 6 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Winfred Township, Howard Township, Henden Township and Vermillion Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clearwater 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 Clearwater Township: questions
What is the median household income in Clearwater Township?
$109,954 (±$45,377) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clearwater Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clearwater Township?
12 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clearwater Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Howard (24%, 5 mi), Sioux Falls (18%, 46 mi), Madison (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Clearwater 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 Clearwater Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clearwater 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.