Estelline Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
There are 15 jobs in Estelline Township for 151 working residents. Hardly any work in Estelline Township; the top destination outside it is Watertown (20%, 24 miles). For 23% of workers, the job is at 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
Estelline Township by day and by night
On a workday 151 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Estelline Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
Where people from Estelline Township work
Where Estelline Township clocks in
20% 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.
73% of the jobs in Estelline Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Estelline Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 15. 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 Estelline Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 39 minutes from Estelline Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Estelline Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 111 commuters (the 23% 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 Estelline Township
About 29% 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.
Estelline Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Norden Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Estelline Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estelline Township | – | — | — | 39 min | $80,972 |
| Preston Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Grange Township | under 3% | — | — | 49 min | — |
| Florence Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Lake Poinsett | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Laketon Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Norden Township | 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Preston Township, Grange Township, Florence Township, Lake Poinsett, Laketon Township and Norden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Estelline 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 Estelline Township: questions
What is the median household income in Estelline Township?
$80,972 (±$5,589) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Estelline Township?
8.8%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Estelline Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Estelline Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watertown (20%, 24 mi), Sioux Falls (13%, 74 mi), Estelline (11%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Estelline Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Estelline Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Estelline 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.