Nora Store · Photo: Michaelzamboni · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Emmet Township works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Emmet Township for work; outside it, Sioux Falls is the main destination (26%, 41 miles). Employers in Emmet Township report 11 jobs, and 141 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Emmet Township
On a workday 141 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Emmet Township on a workday afternoon, 54% 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.
The places Emmet Township commutes to
Where Emmet 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.
Jobs in Emmet Township: what the 11 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Emmet Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 11. 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 Emmet Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Emmet Township
of Emmet Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 51 commuters (the 9% 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 Emmet Township goes to work
About 15% 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 Emmet Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Emmet Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmet Township | – | — | — | — | $117,500 |
| Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Big Springs Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Garfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Spink Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Prairie Township, Big Springs Township, Garfield Township and Spink Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Emmet 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 Emmet Township: questions
What is the median household income in Emmet Township?
$117,500 (±$29,824) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Emmet Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Emmet Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (26%, 41 mi), Beresford (18%, 9 mi), Alcester (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Emmet 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 Emmet Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Emmet 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.