Work, pay and getting to work in Cooper Township
Hardly any stay in Cooper Township for work; outside it, Mitchell is the main destination (29%, 29 miles). Employers in Cooper Township report 12 jobs, and 14 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Cooper Township
On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16 people are in Cooper Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.86 per resident).
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 people from Cooper Township work
Where Cooper 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.
Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Cooper Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Cooper Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Cooper Township
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.
Next door to Cooper Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cooper Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Valley Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Firesteel Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Eureka Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pleasant Valley Township, Firesteel Township, Lake Township and Eureka Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cooper 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 Cooper Township: questions
Where do people who live in Cooper Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mitchell (29%, 29 mi), Stickney (7%, 18 mi), Plankinton (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cooper Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cooper 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.