Where Ellisville Township earns its living
Working from home is the commute for 100% of workers, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. Hardly any work in Ellisville Township; the top destination outside it is Redfield (25%, 50 miles). The Census job records count 4 working residents of Ellisville Township and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Ellisville Township by day
On a workday 4 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 22 people are in Ellisville Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Out of Ellisville Township to work: where people go
Where Ellisville Township clocks in
25% 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.
Working from home in Ellisville Township
of Ellisville 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.
How far it is to work from Ellisville Township
About 50% 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.
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 Ellisville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ellisville Township?
$23,787 (±$377) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ellisville Township?
96.8%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Ellisville Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Redfield (25%, 50 mi), Watertown (25%, 116 mi), Tamworth Township (25%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ellisville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ellisville 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.