Jobs and the daily commute in Cleveland Township
Cleveland Township has 81 jobs for 124 working residents. Hardly any work in Cleveland Township itself; outside it, Watertown draws the most (23%, 24 miles). Working residents average 14 minutes each way (South Dakota 18, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Cleveland Township
On a workday 124 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 81 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Cleveland Township on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.65 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Cleveland Township work
Where Cleveland Township clocks in
23% 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.
In Cleveland Township, 95% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cleveland Township, 2013 → 2023: 33 → 81. 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 Cleveland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 14 minutes from Cleveland Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cleveland Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 132 commuters (the 11% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Cleveland Township
About 23% 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.
How Cleveland Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Norden Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cleveland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Township | – | — | — | 14 min | $106,023 |
| Opdahl Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Norden Township | 4% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Garfield Township | under 3% | — | — | 13 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Opdahl Township, Norden Township and Garfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cleveland 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 Cleveland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cleveland Township?
$106,023 (±$2,839) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cleveland Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cleveland Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cleveland Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watertown (23%, 24 mi), Lake Norden (13%, 5 mi), Sioux Falls (8%, 78 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cleveland 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 Cleveland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cleveland 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.