Most of Fairfax Township commutes out: there are 0.6 jobs for every working resident
Fairfax Township has 12 jobs, against 21 working residents. Hardly any work in Fairfax Township itself; outside it, Burke draws the most (38%, 24 miles). Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers (South Dakota 10%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Fairfax Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 52 people are in Fairfax Township on a workday afternoon, 15% 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 towns that employ Fairfax Township’s residents
Where Fairfax Township clocks in
10% 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.
Fairfax Township works in goods: 67% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairfax Township, 2013 → 2023: 56 → 12. 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 Fairfax Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Fairfax Township spends getting to work: about 5 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 1.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairfax Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 37 commuters (the 3% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Fairfax Township
About 38% 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.
Around Fairfax Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Pleasant Valley Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairfax Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax Township | – | — | — | 5 min | $135,417 |
| Pleasant Valley Township | 5% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Star Valley Township | under 5% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pleasant Valley Township and Star Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairfax 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 Fairfax Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fairfax Township?
$135,417 (±$80,887) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairfax Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairfax Township?
5 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairfax Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Burke (38%, 24 mi), Pierre (10%, 118 mi), Bonesteel (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fairfax 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 Fairfax Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairfax 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.