Work, pay and getting to work in Dixon Township
Only 5% work in Dixon Township; the top destination outside it is Watertown (26%, 21 miles). For 19% of workers, the job is at home; South Dakota has 10%. Employers in Dixon Township report 28 jobs; 42 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Dixon Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 40 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Dixon Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.67 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Dixon Township to work: where people go
Where Dixon Township clocks in
26% of workers
7% 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.
Making and building: 89% of jobs based in Dixon Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dixon Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 28. 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 Dixon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Dixon Township
of Dixon Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 75 commuters (the 19% 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 Dixon Township
About 24% 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 Dixon Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dixon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixon Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Opdahl Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Garfield Township | under 3% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Pleasant Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Opdahl Township, Garfield 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 Dixon 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 Dixon Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Dixon Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Dixon Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watertown (26%, 21 mi), Lake Norden (17%, 12 mi), Hayti (7%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dixon 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 Dixon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dixon 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.