Sioux Falls draws more than half of Edison Township’s working residents
Hardly any work in Edison Township itself; outside it, Sioux Falls draws the most (55%, 14 miles). For 24% of workers, the job is at home; South Dakota has 10%. The trip to work takes 23 minutes on average, where South Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Edison Township, in brief
More than half of Edison Township works in Sioux Falls
174 working residents, 55%, have their main job in Sioux Falls, 14 miles away. That’s 55 times as many as work in Edison Township itself. The commute map ↓
A lot of Edison Township works from home
24% of Edison Township workers work from home, against 10% across South Dakota. Time on the road ↓
Edison Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 23 minutes each way, against 18 across South Dakota. Over a year that’s about 176 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 314 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Edison Township goes to work
Where Edison Township clocks in
6% 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.
About 23 minutes to work from Edison Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Edison Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 124 commuters (the 24% 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.
Who commutes out of Edison Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 311 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 141 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Edison Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.46 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.
76% of the jobs in Edison Township pay over $3,333 a month
144 jobs are based in Edison Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Edison Township, 2013 → 2023: 131 → 144. 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 Edison Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Edison Township commutes less than 14 miles
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 Edison Township
The biggest share goes to Sverdrup Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Edison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $148,214 |
| Brandon Township | under 1% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Palisade Township | 1% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Sverdrup Township | 4% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Logan Township | under 1% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Mapleton Township | under 1% | A | C | 23 min | $110,972 |
Same-state neighbors only. Brandon Township, Palisade Township, Sverdrup Township and Logan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Edison 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 Edison Township: questions
What is the median household income in Edison Township?
$148,214 (±$17,771) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Edison Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Edison Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Edison Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Edison Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Edison Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Edison 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.