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Jobs & commute in Diana Township

Diana Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

0% of workers work from home (South Dakota 10%). There are 12 jobs in Diana Township for 25 working residents. Hardly any work in Diana Township; the top destination outside it is Sioux Falls (28%, 66 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

In and out of Diana Township on a workday

On a workday 25 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.

25live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
12work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night49
Workday36
49live here− 25head out to work+ 12come in to work= 36on a workday

About 36 people are in Diana Township on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.48jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where the trip to work from Diana Township ends

ArtesianBryant: 1 residents work here (4%)Woonsocket: 3 residents work here (12%)Parkston: 1 residents work here (4%)Wessington Springs: 1 residents work here (4%)Lead: 1 residents work here (4%)Kimball: 1 residents work here (4%)HartfordHuron: 3 residents work here (12%)Mitchell: 3 residents work here (12%)Sioux Falls: 7 residents work here (28%)Logan TownshipLetcher TownshipLogan TownshipRavenna TownshipSilver Creek Township: 2 residents work here (8%)Union TownshipWoonsocket TownshipClinton TownshipBenedict TownshipDiana TownshipSpring Creek ColonySioux FallsWoonsocketHuronMitchellSilver Creek TownshipBryantDiana Township
1
Sioux Falls65.6 mi away
28%7
2
Woonsocket19.2 mi away
12%3
3
Huron30.9 mi away
12%3
4
Mitchell18.3 mi away
12%3
58%2
6
Bryant47.7 mi away
4%1
7
Parkston40.3 mi away
4%1
8
Wessington Springs34.1 mi away
4%1
9
Lead291.9 mi away
4%1
10
Kimball54.8 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
8%2
The top trips

Where Diana 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.

The jobs

42% of the jobs in Diana Township make or build things

Jobs based in Diana TownshipJobs Diana Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms42%12%
Trade, transport & utilities33%32%
Services: health, schools, offices25%56%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less42%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%16%
Over $3,333 a month25%72%

Who does it

29 or younger8%12%
30 to 5467%72%
55 and older25%16%
+50%

Jobs based in Diana Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 12. 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 Diana Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Diana Township

Working from home
0%

of Diana Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Diana Township gets to work
57%Drive alone
43%Walk

Share of the 7 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.

How far

How far Diana Township’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miSioux Falls: 28% · 65.6 miWoonsocket: 12% · 19.2 miHuron: 12% · 30.9 miMitchell: 12% · 18.3 miSilver Creek Township: 8% · 13.7 miBryant: 4% · 47.7 miParkston: 4% · 40.3 miWessington Springs: 4% · 34.1 miLead: 4% · 291.9 miKimball: 4% · 54.8 miSioux Falls 28%Woonsocket 12%Huron 12%Mitchell 12%Silver Creek Township 8%Diana Township
Diana TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
4%Under 10 mi1 residents
28%10–24 mi7 residents
24%25–50 mi6 residents
44%Over 50 mi11 residents

About 44% 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

Next door to Diana Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownDiana Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Diana Township–————
Ravenna Townshipunder 4%————
Benedict Townshipunder 4%————
Clinton Townshipunder 4%——106 min—
Union Townshipunder 4%——30 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Ravenna Township, Benedict Township, Clinton Township and Union Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Diana Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Diana Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Diana Township?

0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Diana Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (28%, 66 mi), Woonsocket (12%, 19 mi), Huron (12%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Diana 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 Diana Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Diana Township

Diana Township home →

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.