Earning a living in Como Township
Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 10% across South Dakota. Hardly any work in Como Township itself; outside it, Ohio Township draws the most (29%, 13 miles). 11 jobs are based in Como Township, and 7 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Como Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 7 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 Como Township’s workers come from
Where Como Township clocks in
14% 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 Como Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Como Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 11. 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 Como Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Como Township
of Como Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 31 commuters (the 0% 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.
The commute from Como Township, by distance
About 57% 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 next door employ 14% of Como Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Como Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Como Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Cedar Township | 14% | — | — | — | — |
| Mondamin Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cedar Township and Mondamin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Cedar Township. Darker towns draw more of Como 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 Como Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Como Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Como Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ohio Township (29%, 13 mi), Redfield (14%, 56 mi), Watertown (14%, 113 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Como 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 Como Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Como 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.