There are 4.1 jobs in Elvira Township for every working resident, and 102 people commute in
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole. Elvira Township has 103 jobs; 25 of its residents have a job. Only 4% stay in Elvira Township for work; outside it, Sioux Falls is the main destination (16%, 119 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Elvira Township
On a workday 24 residents head out to work and 1 work right here.
About 120 people are in Elvira Township on a workday afternoon, 190% more than live here.
4.1 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
The towns that send workers to Elvira Township
Where Elvira Township clocks in
12% of workers
4% 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.
In Elvira Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elvira Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 103. 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 Elvira Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Elvira Township
of Elvira Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6 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.
Miles to work from Elvira Township
About 64% 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.
Elvira Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elvira Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvira Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Crow Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Crow Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Elvira 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Elvira Township workers work outside South Dakota. The job records count 16% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Elvira Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Elvira Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Elvira Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (16%, 119 mi), Highmore (12%, 38 mi), Ankeny (4%, 317 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Elvira 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 Elvira Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elvira 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.