Most of Clifton Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Clifton Township itself; outside it, Huron draws the most (38%, 9 miles). Clifton Township has 4 jobs, and 47 of its residents work somewhere. For 4% of workers, the job is at home, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%.
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 47 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Clifton Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
The towns that employ Clifton Township’s residents
Where Clifton Township clocks in
9% 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of Clifton Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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.
Share of the 109 commuters (the 4% 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 Clifton Township
About 30% 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 Clifton Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clifton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Township | – | — | — | — | $94,625 |
| Pearl Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Custer Township | under 3% | — | — | 12 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pearl Creek Township, Jackson Township, Grant Township and Custer 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.
- 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 median household income in Clifton Township?
$94,625 (±$65,054) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clifton Township?
2.8%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Clifton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huron (38%, 9 mi), De Smet (9%, 32 mi), Sioux Falls (9%, 86 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Clifton 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 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.