Gregory National Bank · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Edens Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole. Employers in Edens Township report 14 jobs; 34 of its residents have a job. Below the poverty line: 5.5% of residents, against 11.9% across South Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Edens Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 34 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 52 people are in Edens Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
29% of working residents work in Gregory
Where Edens 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.
Factories, building and farms: 29% of the jobs in Edens Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Edens Township, 2013 → 2023: 31 → 14. 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 Edens Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Edens Township
of Edens Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 32 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 distance from Edens Township to work
About 33% 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 Edens Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Edens Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edens Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Irwin Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Dixon Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Irwin Township and Dixon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Edens 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 Edens Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Edens Township?
5.5%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Edens Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gregory (29%, 5 mi), Burke (9%, 12 mi), Winner (9%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Edens 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 Edens Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Edens 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.