Work, pay and getting to work in Fairfield Township
Working residents average 17 minutes each way (South Dakota 18, U.S. 26). Hardly any work in Fairfield Township; the top destination outside it is Huron (34%, 10 miles). Fairfield Township has 23 jobs for 32 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Fairfield Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 32 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
0.72 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.
Commuting out of Fairfield Township: the destinations
Where Fairfield 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.
A place that makes things: 43% of Fairfield Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 23. 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 Fairfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Fairfield Township: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairfield Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 72 commuters (the 4% 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 many miles Fairfield Township commutes
About 34% 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.
Fairfield Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $88,913 |
| Iowa Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Broadland Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Theresa Township | under 4% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Iowa Township, Broadland Township and Theresa Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairfield 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 Fairfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fairfield Township?
$88,913 (±$605) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairfield Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairfield Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairfield Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huron (34%, 10 mi), Mitchell (6%, 55 mi), Sioux Falls (6%, 101 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fairfield 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 Fairfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairfield 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.