Most of Crow Lake Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Crow Lake Township; the top destination outside it is Wessington Springs (41%, 11 miles). Employers in Crow Lake Township report 2 jobs, and 29 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 59% of workers, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Crow Lake Township
On a workday 29 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 23 people are in Crow Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 54% 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 Crow Lake Township’s residents
Where Crow Lake Township clocks in
41% 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.
Crow Lake Township makes things: 50% of its jobs are in goods
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 Crow Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Crow Lake Township
of Crow Lake Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 19 commuters (the 59% 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.
Where in the region Crow Lake Township works
About 21% 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.
How Crow Lake Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Crow Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crow Lake Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Patten Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Anina Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Logan Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Patten Township, Anina Township, Logan Township and Pleasant Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Crow Lake 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 Crow Lake Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Crow Lake Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Crow Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wessington Springs (41%, 11 mi), Huron (14%, 37 mi), Mitchell (7%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Crow Lake 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 Crow Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Crow Lake 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.