Earning a living in Dudley Township
For 3% of workers, the job is at home; South Dakota has 10%. Hardly any work in Dudley Township; the top destination outside it is Sioux Falls (14%, 83 miles). The trip to work takes 23 minutes on average; South Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Dudley Township by day and by night
On a workday 29 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 28 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 (0.97 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.
Commuting out of Dudley Township: the destinations
Where Dudley 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.
Jobs in Dudley Township: what the 28 are
28 jobs are based in Dudley Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dudley Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 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 Dudley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Dudley Township takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dudley Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 37 commuters (the 3% 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 Dudley Township’s workers travel
About 34% 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.
How Dudley Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dudley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dudley Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $101,964 |
| Stickney | under 4% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Hopper Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Aurora Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Vernon Township | under 4% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stickney, Hopper Township, Union Township, Aurora Township and Mount Vernon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dudley 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 Dudley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dudley Township?
$101,964 (±$46,298) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dudley Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dudley Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dudley Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (14%, 83 mi), Armour (10%, 22 mi), Mitchell (10%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dudley 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 Dudley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dudley 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.