With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Eden Township works elsewhere
There are 7 jobs in Eden Township, and 28 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Eden Township itself; outside it, Britton draws the most (36%, 20 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 25 minutes, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Eden Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 28 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 92 people are in Eden Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
Commuting out of Eden Township: the destinations
Where Eden 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.
Eden Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eden Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 7. 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.
The daily trip from Eden Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eden Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 81 commuters (the 15% 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 distance from Eden Township to work
About 39% 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.
Eden Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $69,500 |
| Lake Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Buffalo Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Fort Township | under 4% | — | — | 49 min | — |
| Nutley Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Township, Buffalo Township, Fort Township and Nutley 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 median household income in Eden Township?
$69,500 (±$48,043) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eden Township?
6.4%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eden Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eden Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Britton (36%, 20 mi), Aberdeen (14%, 52 mi), Sioux Falls (7%, 148 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eden 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 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.