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Jobs & commute in Concord Township

With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Concord Township works elsewhere

A typical one-way commute lasts 12 minutes, next to 18 for South Dakota and 26 for the U.S. Employers in Concord Township report 1 jobs, and 34 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Concord Township itself; outside it, Madison draws the most (38%, 11 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves Concord Township for work, and who comes in

On a workday 34 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

34live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night92
Workday59
92live here− 34head out to work+ 1come in to work= 59on a workday

About 59 people are in Concord Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.03jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

The places Concord Township commutes to

Ramona: 2 residents work here (6%)Canova: 1 residents work here (3%)Volga: 1 residents work here (3%)Vermillion: 1 residents work here (3%)Madison: 13 residents work here (38%)Mitchell: 2 residents work here (6%)Brookings: 4 residents work here (12%)Sioux Falls: 5 residents work here (15%)Grand Meadow TownshipConcord TownshipFarmington TownshipLake View Township: 1 residents work here (3%)Wentworth Township: 3 residents work here (9%)Henden TownshipWinfred TownshipWayne TownshipMadisonSioux FallsBrookingsWentworth TownshipRamonaMitchellConcord Township
1
Madison10.8 mi away
38%13
2
Sioux Falls46.3 mi away
15%5
3
Brookings30.6 mi away
12%4
4
Wentworth Township19.5 mi away
9%3
5
Ramona6 mi away
6%2
6
Mitchell43.3 mi away
6%2
7
Canova16 mi away
3%1
8
Volga26.1 mi away
3%1
9
Vermillion90.8 mi away
3%1
10
Lake View Township13.4 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
3%1
The top trips

Where Concord 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.

The jobs

Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Concord Township

Jobs based in Concord TownshipJobs Concord Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%32%
Trade, transport & utilities0%21%
Services: health, schools, offices0%47%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%26%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%12%
Over $3,333 a month100%62%

Who does it

29 or younger100%21%
30 to 540%53%
55 and older0%26%
+0%

Jobs based in Concord Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 1. 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 Concord Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Time on the road from Concord Township: about 12 minutes

A year of commuting
91 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Concord Township12 min
South Dakota18 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
8%

of Concord Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Concord Township gets to work
40%Drive alone
9%Carpool
51%Walk

Share of the 35 commuters (the 8% 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 far

Half of Concord Township commutes less than 13 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMadison: 38% · 10.8 miSioux Falls: 15% · 46.3 miBrookings: 12% · 30.6 miWentworth Township: 9% · 19.5 miRamona: 6% · 6 miMitchell: 6% · 43.3 miCanova: 3% · 16 miVolga: 3% · 26.1 miVermillion: 3% · 90.8 miLake View Township: 3% · 13.4 miMadison 38%Sioux Falls 15%Brookings 12%Ramona 6%Concord Township
Concord TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
29%Under 10 mi10 residents
32%10–24 mi11 residents
35%25–50 mi12 residents
3%Over 50 mi1 residents

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.

Next door

Around Concord Township: the bordering towns

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Concord Township12 min
Wayne Township15 min
Winfred Township16 min
Farmington Township18 min
Henden Township34 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownConcord Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Concord Township–——12 min—
Winfred Townshipunder 3%——16 min—
Henden Townshipunder 3%——34 min—
Farmington Townshipunder 3%——18 min—
Wayne Townshipunder 3%——15 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Winfred Township, Henden Township, Farmington Township and Wayne Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Concord Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Concord Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Concord Township?

0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Concord Township?

12 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Concord Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (38%, 11 mi), Sioux Falls (15%, 46 mi), Brookings (12%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Concord 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 Concord Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Concord Township

Concord Township home →

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.