Florence Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Commuters spend 14 minutes getting to work on average; South Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26. 17 jobs are based in Florence Township; 66 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Florence Township for work; outside it, Watertown is the main destination (24%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Florence Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 66 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Florence Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Where Florence Township goes to work
Where Florence Township clocks in
24% 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.
Goods, not services: 59% of the jobs in Florence Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Florence Township, 2013 → 2023: 34 → 17. 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 Florence Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Florence Township spends getting to work: about 14 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Florence Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 65 commuters (the 6% 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.
Miles to work from Florence Township
About 17% 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.
11% of Florence Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Castlewood (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Florence Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Township | – | — | — | 14 min | $100,781 |
| Hayti Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Castlewood Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Castlewood | 6% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Estelline Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Dempster Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Norden Township | 5% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hayti Township, Castlewood Township, Castlewood, Estelline Township, Dempster Township and Norden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Florence 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 Florence Township: questions
What is the median household income in Florence Township?
$100,781 (±$13,303) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Florence Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Florence Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Florence Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watertown (24%, 17 mi), Brookings (17%, 29 mi), Sioux Falls (12%, 80 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Florence 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 Florence Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Florence 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.