Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC BY 4.0About two in five of Flandreau Township’s working residents commute to Flandreau
Commuters spend 10 minutes getting to work on average; the South Dakota average is 18, the U.S. 26. Only 6% work in Flandreau Township; the top destination outside it is Flandreau (43%, 2 miles). 3% of workers work from home, against 10% across South Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Flandreau Township by day
On a workday 150 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 194 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Flandreau Township on a workday afternoon, 11% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.28 per resident).
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 Flandreau Township’s residents
Where Flandreau Township clocks in
43% 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.
A place that makes things: 65% of Flandreau Township’s jobs are in goods
203 jobs are based in Flandreau Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Flandreau Township, 2013 → 2023: 100 → 203. 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 Flandreau Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 10 minutes to work from Flandreau Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Flandreau Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 167 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.
Where in the region Flandreau Township works
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.
The towns around Flandreau Township
The biggest share goes to Grovena Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Flandreau Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flandreau Township | – | — | — | 10 min | $177,520 |
| Spring Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 8 min | — |
| Grovena Township | 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Clare Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Spring Creek Township, Grovena Township, Union Township and Clare Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Flandreau 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 Flandreau Township: questions
What is the median household income in Flandreau Township?
$177,520 (±$123,995) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Flandreau Township?
4.3%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Flandreau Township?
10 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 Flandreau Township work?
6% work in town.
Can you get around Flandreau 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 Flandreau Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Flandreau 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.