Jobs, income and commuting in Easter Township, SD
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Easter Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 40 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Easter Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
28% of working residents work in Sisseton
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Easter Township clocks in
28% of workers
8% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Working from home in Easter Township
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
of Easter Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 19 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.
Half of Easter Township commutes less than 23 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 30% 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.
Easter Township and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Easter Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Easter Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Township | – | — | — | — | $80,662 |
| Goodwill Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Bryant Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Lawrence Township | under 3% | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Becker Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Grant Township | under 3% | — | — | 12 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Goodwill Township: not graded. Bryant Township, Lawrence Township, Becker Township and Grant Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Easter Township: questions
What is the median household income in Easter Township?
$80,662 (±$31,840) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Easter Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Easter Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sisseton (28%, 7 mi), Summit (8%, 21 mi), Watertown (8%, 49 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Easter 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 Easter Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Easter 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.