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Jobs & commute in Exline Township

Earning a living in Exline Township

Exline Township has 23 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole. Hardly any work in Exline Township itself; outside it, Aberdeen draws the most (26%, 44 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

In and out of Exline Township on a workday

On a workday 23 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

23live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night61
Workday38
61live here− 23head out to work+ 0come in to work= 38on a workday

About 38 people are in Exline Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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.

The commute map

Where Exline Township goes to work

Fargo: 1 residents work here (4%)Mellette: 1 residents work here (4%)Redfield: 2 residents work here (9%)Madison: 1 residents work here (4%)Huron: 1 residents work here (4%)Brookings: 2 residents work here (9%)Pierre: 2 residents work here (9%)Watertown: 1 residents work here (4%)Aberdeen: 6 residents work here (26%)Sioux Falls: 1 residents work here (4%)Redfield TownshipExline TownshipLake TownshipGroveland TownshipPlato TownshipAberdeenRedfieldBrookingsPierreFargoMelletteExline Township
1
Aberdeen44.2 mi away
26%6
2
Redfield6.3 mi away
9%2
3
Brookings98.2 mi away
9%2
4
Pierre88.7 mi away
9%2
5
Fargo, ND165 mi away
4%1
6
Mellette23 mi away
4%1
7
Madison94.8 mi away
4%1
8
Huron38.9 mi away
4%1
9
Watertown72.7 mi away
4%1
10
Sioux Falls130.1 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
22%5
The top trips

Where Exline 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Exline Township

Working from home
0%

of Exline Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Exline Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 79 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.

How far

Half of Exline Township commutes less than 43 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miAberdeen: 26% · 44.2 miRedfield: 9% · 6.3 miBrookings: 9% · 98.2 miPierre: 9% · 88.7 miFargo: 4% · 165 miMellette: 4% · 23 miMadison: 4% · 94.8 miHuron: 4% · 38.9 miWatertown: 4% · 72.7 miSioux Falls: 4% · 130.1 miAberdeen 26%Redfield 9%Brookings 9%Pierre 9%Fargo 4%Exline Township
Exline TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
17%Under 10 mi4 residents
9%10–24 mi2 residents
35%25–50 mi8 residents
39%Over 50 mi9 residents

About 39% 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

Exline Township and the towns next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownExline Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Exline Township–————
Lake Townshipunder 5%————
Redfield Townshipunder 5%——10 min—
Groveland Townshipunder 5%————
Plato Townshipunder 5%————

Same-state neighbors only. Lake Township, Redfield Township, Groveland Township and Plato Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Exline Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Exline Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Exline Township?

0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Exline Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aberdeen (26%, 44 mi), Redfield (9%, 6 mi), Brookings (9%, 98 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Exline 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 Exline Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Exline Township

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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.