About half of Colome Township’s working residents commute to Winner
35% of workers work from home, against 10% across South Dakota. Hardly any work in Colome Township; the top destination outside it is Winner (45%, 9 miles). There are 9 jobs in Colome Township; 31 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Colome Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 31 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 79 people are in Colome Township on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.29 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.
The towns that employ Colome Township’s residents
Where Colome 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.
Colome Township makes things: 44% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Colome Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 9. 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 Colome Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Colome Township
of Colome Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 35 commuters (the 35% 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 Colome Township commutes
About 29% 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.
Colome Township and its neighbors: 10% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Colome Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colome Township | – | — | — | — | $67,917 |
| Colome | 10% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Wilson Township | under 4% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Plainview Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant View Township | under 4% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Irwin Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Colome, Wilson Township, Plainview Township, Pleasant View Township and Irwin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Colome. Darker towns draw more of Colome 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 Colome Township: questions
What is the median household income in Colome Township?
$67,917 (±$44,075) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Colome Township?
33.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Colome Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Colome 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 Colome Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Colome 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.