Making a living in Delaware Township
Commuters spend 47 minutes getting to work on average; South Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26. For 37% of workers, the job is at home, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. Only 1% work in Delaware Township itself; outside it, Sioux Falls draws the most (31%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Delaware Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 84 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 85 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.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.01 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.
The towns that employ Delaware Township’s residents
Where Delaware Township clocks in
9% 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: 99% of Delaware Township’s jobs are in goods
86 jobs are based in Delaware Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Delaware Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 86. 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 Delaware Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Delaware Township takes about 47 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Delaware Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 72 commuters (the 37% 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 Delaware Township works
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.
Delaware Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Delaware Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Township | – | — | — | 47 min | $105,417 |
| Turner Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Grant Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Brooklyn Township | under 2% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Turner Township, Grant Township, Brooklyn Township and Lincoln Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Delaware 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 Delaware Township: questions
What is the median household income in Delaware Township?
$105,417 (±$65,150) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Delaware Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Delaware Township?
47 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 37% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Delaware Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (31%, 24 mi), Canton (9%, 15 mi), Beresford (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Delaware 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 Delaware Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Delaware 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.