Huron draws more than half of Clyde Township’s working residents
Clyde Township has 129 jobs, against 196 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 19% of workers; South Dakota has 10%. Only 2% stay in Clyde Township for work; outside it, Huron is the main destination (54%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Clyde Township
On a workday 193 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 126 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Clyde Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.66 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 Clyde Township goes to work
Where Clyde 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.
Making and building: 47% of jobs based in Clyde Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clyde Township, 2013 → 2023: 133 → 129. 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 Clyde Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Clyde Township
of Clyde Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 102 commuters (the 19% 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.
How many miles Clyde Township commutes
About 25% 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.
57% of Clyde Township works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clyde Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Township | – | — | — | — | $105,703 |
| Huron | 54% | C | A− | 12 min | $61,452 |
| Custer Township | 3% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Dearborn Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Custer Township, Dearborn Township and Grant Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Huron. Darker towns draw more of Clyde 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 Clyde Township: questions
What is the median household income in Clyde Township?
$105,703 (±$40,585) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clyde Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Clyde Township work?
2% work in town.
Can you get around Clyde Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clyde Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clyde 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.