For about half of its working residents, Flat Creek Township is a commute to Lemmon
Hardly any work in Flat Creek Township itself; outside it, Lemmon draws the most (50%, 6 miles). 52% of workers work from home (South Dakota 10%). No jobs are based in Flat Creek Township in the Census job records; 16 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Flat Creek Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 16 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4 people are in Flat Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 80% fewer than live here.
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.
Out of Flat Creek Township to work: where people go
Where Flat Creek Township clocks in
50% of workers
13% 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.
Working from home in Flat Creek Township
of Flat Creek Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14 commuters (the 52% 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.
The commute from Flat Creek Township, by distance
About 25% 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 Flat Creek Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Lincoln Township (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Flat Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Creek Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Lincoln Township | 6% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Liberty Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Trail Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lincoln Township, Liberty Township and Trail Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Flat Creek 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Flat Creek Township workers work outside South Dakota. The job records count 19% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Flat Creek Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Flat Creek Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Flat Creek Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Flat Creek 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 Flat Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Flat Creek 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.