Most of Denver Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Denver Township for work; outside it, Brookings is the main destination (14%, 21 miles). Denver Township has 3 jobs, against 102 working residents. 25% of workers work from home; South Dakota has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Denver Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 102 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Denver Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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 Denver Township’s working residents head each day
Where Denver Township clocks in
10% 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: 100% of Denver Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Denver Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 3. 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 Denver Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Denver Township, about 32 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Denver Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 61 commuters (the 25% 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.
Miles to work from Denver Township
About 33% 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.
The towns next door employ 17% of Denver Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Denver Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $114,375 |
| Arlington | 10% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Spring Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Badger Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Baker Township | 7% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Bangor Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Winsor Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Arlington, Spring Lake Township, Badger Township, Baker Township, Bangor Township and Winsor Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Arlington. Darker towns draw more of Denver 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 Denver Township: questions
What is the median household income in Denver Township?
$114,375 (±$18,876) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Denver Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Denver Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Denver Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brookings (14%, 21 mi), Sioux Falls (11%, 63 mi), Arlington (10%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Denver Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Denver Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Denver 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.