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Jobs & commute in Elliott Township

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Elliott Township works elsewhere

Hardly any work in Elliott Township itself; outside it, Woonsocket draws the most (24%, 11 miles). Elliott Township has 5 jobs for 34 working residents. 45% of workers work from home, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How many people are in Elliott Township by day

On a workday 34 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.

34live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
5work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night94
Workday65
94live here− 34head out to work+ 5come in to work= 65on a workday

About 65 people are in Elliott Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.15jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Commuting out of Elliott Township: the destinations

Ward: 1 residents work here (3%)Mount Vernon: 1 residents work here (3%)Artesian: 1 residents work here (3%)Letcher: 1 residents work here (3%)Woonsocket: 8 residents work here (24%)Huron: 3 residents work here (9%)Brookings: 2 residents work here (6%)Pierre: 2 residents work here (6%)Sioux Falls: 3 residents work here (9%)Letcher TownshipBlaine TownshipBelford TownshipElliott TownshipUnion Township: 2 residents work here (6%)Twin Lake TownshipButler TownshipFloyd TownshipForestburgWoonsocketHuronSioux FallsBrookingsPierreUnion TownshipElliott Township
1
Woonsocket11 mi away
24%8
2
Huron32.5 mi away
9%3
3
Sioux Falls80.7 mi away
9%3
4
Brookings78.9 mi away
6%2
5
Pierre106.9 mi away
6%2
6
Union Township13.4 mi away
6%2
7
Ward91.6 mi away
3%1
8
Mount Vernon12.6 mi away
3%1
9
Artesian19 mi away
3%1
10
Letcher6.2 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
29%10
The top trips

Where Elliott 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.

The jobs

Elliott Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Elliott TownshipJobs Elliott Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%21%
Trade, transport & utilities0%15%
Services: health, schools, offices0%65%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less20%29%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%15%
Over $3,333 a month80%56%

Who does it

29 or younger0%24%
30 to 540%50%
55 and older100%26%
−91%

Jobs based in Elliott Township, 2013 → 2023: 56 → 5. 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 Elliott Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Elliott Township

Working from home
45%

of Elliott Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 4 in 10
How Elliott Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 32 commuters (the 45% 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.

How far

How many miles Elliott Township commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWoonsocket: 24% · 11 miHuron: 9% · 32.5 miSioux Falls: 9% · 80.7 miBrookings: 6% · 78.9 miPierre: 6% · 106.9 miUnion Township: 6% · 13.4 miWard: 3% · 91.6 miMount Vernon: 3% · 12.6 miArtesian: 3% · 19 miLetcher: 3% · 6.2 miWoonsocket 24%Huron 9%Sioux Falls 9%Brookings 6%Elliott Township
Elliott TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
9%Under 10 mi3 residents
44%10–24 mi15 residents
15%25–50 mi5 residents
32%Over 50 mi11 residents

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.

Next door

Elliott Township and its neighbors

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Twin Lake Township17 min
Belford Township25 min
Letcher Township25 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownElliott Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Elliott Township–———$101,607
Belford Townshipunder 3%——25 min—
Twin Lake Townshipunder 3%——17 min—
Letcher Townshipunder 3%——25 min—
Blaine Townshipunder 3%————

Same-state neighbors only. Belford Township, Twin Lake Township, Letcher Township and Blaine Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Elliott Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Elliott Township: questions

What is the median household income in Elliott Township?

$101,607 (±$89,438) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Elliott Township?

0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Elliott Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Woonsocket (24%, 11 mi), Huron (9%, 32 mi), Sioux Falls (9%, 81 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Elliott 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 Elliott Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Elliott Township

Elliott Township home →

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.