Most of Eden Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Home is the office for 100% of workers, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. Eden Township has 13 jobs, and 25 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Eden Township; the top destination outside it is Clark (24%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Eden Township
On a workday 25 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 45 people are in Eden Township on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
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 towns that employ Eden Township’s residents
Where Eden Township clocks in
24% of workers
8% 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: 69% of jobs based in Eden Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eden Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 13. 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 Eden Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Eden Township
of Eden Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Short hops and long hauls from Eden Township
About 32% 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.
Work in the towns next to Eden Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Graceland Township | under 4% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Mount Pleasant Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Maydell Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Phipps Township | under 4% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Graceland Township, Mount Pleasant Township, Maydell Township and Phipps Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eden 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 Eden Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Eden Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Eden Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clark (24%, 9 mi), Huron (8%, 51 mi), Watertown (8%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eden 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.