Freier Round Barn · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Work means Murdo for more than half of Draper Township’s working residents
Hardly any work in Draper Township; the top destination outside it is Murdo (56%, 11 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all (South Dakota 10%). Draper Township has 9 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Draper Township by day and by night
On a workday 9 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 26 people are in Draper Township on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Commuting out of Draper Township: the destinations
Where Draper Township clocks in
56% of workers
11% 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.
Working from home in Draper Township
of Draper Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18 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.
The commute from Draper Township, by distance
About 22% 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 Draper Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Draper Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draper Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Mussman Township | under 12% | — | — | — | — |
| Dunkel Township | under 12% | — | — | — | — |
| Virgil Township | under 12% | — | — | — | — |
| Williams Creek Township | under 12% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mussman Township, Dunkel Township, Virgil Township and Williams Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Draper 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 Draper Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Draper Township?
14.6%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Draper Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Draper 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 Draper Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Draper 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.