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Jobs & commute in Fairview Township

Most of Fairview Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident

Employers in Fairview Township report 7 jobs; 75 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Fairview Township; the top destination outside it is Sioux Falls (28%, 26 miles). Home is the office for 44% of workers, against 10% across South Dakota.

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

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Fairview Township

On a workday 74 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.

74live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
6work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night160
Workday87
160live here− 74head out to work+ 6come in to work= 87on a workday

About 87 people are in Fairview Township on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.09jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 Fairview Township’s working residents head each day

Pueblo: 1 residents work here (1%)Denver: 1 residents work here (1%)Hawarden: 3 residents work here (4%)CherokeeSioux City: 2 residents work here (3%)FairviewHudson: 5 residents work here (7%)AlcesterBeresford: 6 residents work here (8%)Canton: 5 residents work here (7%)Vermillion: 3 residents work here (4%)WatertownSioux Falls: 21 residents work here (28%)Eden TownshipFairview TownshipHighland TownshipDelaware Township: 2 residents work here (3%)VeronaSioux FallsBeresfordHudsonCantonHawardenVermillionFairview Township
1
Sioux Falls26.3 mi away
28%21
2
Beresford15.3 mi away
8%6
3
Hudson5.4 mi away
7%5
4
Canton8.4 mi away
7%5
5
Hawarden, IA13.3 mi away
4%3
6
Vermillion35 mi away
4%3
7
Sioux City, IA48.6 mi away
3%2
8
Delaware Township17.5 mi away
3%2
9
Pueblo, CO542.8 mi away
1%1
10
Denver, CO493.1 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
35%26
The top trips

Where Fairview 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.

The jobs

Services make up most of the work in Fairview Township

Jobs based in Fairview TownshipJobs Fairview Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%31%
Trade, transport & utilities0%21%
Services: health, schools, offices100%48%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less71%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month14%24%
Over $3,333 a month14%61%

Who does it

29 or younger43%27%
30 to 540%43%
55 and older57%31%
−22%

Jobs based in Fairview Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 7. 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 Fairview Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Fairview Township

Working from home
44%

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

About 4 in 10
How Fairview Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 68 commuters (the 44% 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

Short hops and long hauls from Fairview Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miSioux Falls: 28% · 26.3 miBeresford: 8% · 15.3 miHudson: 7% · 5.4 miCanton: 7% · 8.4 miHawarden: 4% · 13.3 miVermillion: 4% · 35 miSioux City: 3% · 48.6 miDelaware Township: 3% · 17.5 miPueblo: 1% · 542.8 miDenver: 1% · 493.1 miSioux Falls 28%Beresford 8%Hudson 7%Canton 7%Hawarden 4%Fairview Township
Fairview TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
15%Under 10 mi11 residents
36%10–24 mi26 residents
33%25–50 mi24 residents
16%Over 50 mi12 residents

About 16% 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

Work in the towns next to Fairview Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Highland Township16 min
Fairview23 min
Eden Township29 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownFairview Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Fairview Township–———$108,333
Fairviewunder 2%——23 min—
Eden Townshipunder 2%——29 min—
Highland Townshipunder 2%——16 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Fairview, Eden Township and Highland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Fairview 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 Fairview Township: questions

What is the median household income in Fairview Township?

$108,333 (±$103,400) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Fairview Township?

6.7%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Fairview Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (28%, 26 mi), Beresford (8%, 15 mi), Hudson (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Fairview Township

Fairview Township home →

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.