Most of Dearborn Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Dearborn Township report 3 jobs, and 37 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Dearborn Township for work; outside it, Huron is the main destination (14%, 10 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 10% across South Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Dearborn Township on a workday
On a workday 37 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 67 people are in Dearborn Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Where Dearborn Township’s working residents head each day
Where Dearborn 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.
Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Dearborn 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 Dearborn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Dearborn Township
of Dearborn Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 29 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Dearborn Township
About 49% 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 Dearborn Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dearborn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dearborn Township | – | — | — | — | $88,250 |
| Virgil | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Vernon Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Clyde Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Hartland Township | under 3% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Carlyle Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Virgil, Vernon Township, Clyde Township, Hartland Township and Carlyle Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dearborn 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 Dearborn Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dearborn Township?
$88,250 (±$70,873) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dearborn Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Dearborn Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huron (14%, 10 mi), Sioux Falls (14%, 99 mi), Wolsey (11%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dearborn 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 Dearborn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dearborn 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.