Clifton Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
9.8% of residents live below the poverty line, against 11.9% across South Dakota. Employers in Clifton Township report 6 jobs for 16 working residents. Only 6% stay in Clifton Township for work; outside it, North Liberty is the main destination (6%, 405 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Clifton Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 26 people are in Clifton Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 Clifton Township work
Where Clifton Township clocks in
6% of workers
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.
Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Clifton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clifton Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 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 Clifton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Clifton Township
of Clifton Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Near or far: the trip to work from Clifton Township
About 40% 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.
Clifton Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clifton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Tetonka Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Sumner Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Harmony Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Great Bend Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Benton Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Tetonka Township, Sumner Township, Harmony Township, Jefferson Township, Great Bend Township and Benton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clifton 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Clifton Township workers work outside South Dakota. The job records count 12% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Clifton Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Clifton Township?
9.8%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Clifton Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are North Liberty (6%, 405 mi), Lincoln (6%, 303 mi), Doland (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clifton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clifton 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.