With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Esmond Township works elsewhere
1 jobs are based in Esmond Township; 15 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Esmond Township; the top destination outside it is De Smet (33%, 14 miles). Below the poverty line: 57.9% of residents, next to 11.9% across South Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Esmond Township
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 34 people are in Esmond Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Commuting out of Esmond Township: the destinations
Where Esmond Township clocks in
33% 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.
100% of the jobs in Esmond Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Esmond Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Esmond Township to work
About 27% 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 is work for 14% of Esmond Township
The biggest share goes to Iroquois Township (7%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Esmond Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esmond Township | – | — | — | — | $31,250 |
| Iroquois Township | 7% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Mathews Township | under 7% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Manchester Township | 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Iroquois Township, Mathews Township and Manchester Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Esmond 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 Esmond Township: questions
What is the median household income in Esmond Township?
$31,250 (±$28,622) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Esmond Township?
57.9%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Esmond Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are De Smet (33%, 14 mi), Iroquois (20%, 9 mi), Sioux Falls (13%, 71 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Esmond Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Esmond 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.