Most of Collins Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Collins Township itself; outside it, Clark draws the most (24%, 20 miles). Employers in Collins Township report 32 jobs for 74 working residents. At home: 40% 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
Collins Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 74 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Collins Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 Collins Township’s residents
Where Collins Township clocks in
24% of workers
15% 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: 66% of Collins Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Collins Township, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 32. 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 Collins Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Collins Township: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Collins Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 54 commuters (the 40% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Collins Township
About 27% 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.
Collins Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Willow Lake (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Collins Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collins Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $64,643 |
| Willow Lake | 7% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Rosedale Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Washington Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Willow Lake, Rosedale Township, Lake Township and Washington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Collins 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 Collins Township: questions
What is the median household income in Collins Township?
$64,643 (±$20,021) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Collins Township?
5.6%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Collins Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 40% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Collins Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clark (24%, 20 mi), Watertown (15%, 34 mi), Sioux Falls (9%, 86 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Collins 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 Collins Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Collins 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.