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Jobs & commute in Floyd Township

Jobs and the daily commute in Floyd Township

No jobs are based in Floyd Township in the Census job records; 20 of its residents work elsewhere. Hardly any work in Floyd Township; the top destination outside it is Mitchell (30%, 29 miles).

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

Day and night

Floyd Township by day and by night

On a workday 20 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

20live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night67
Workday47
67live here− 20head out to work+ 0come in to work= 47on a workday

About 47 people are in Floyd Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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.

The commute map

The places Floyd Township commutes to

San Jose: 1 residents work here (5%)Artesian: 1 residents work here (5%)Woonsocket: 1 residents work here (5%)Miller: 1 residents work here (5%)Howard: 1 residents work here (5%)Alpena: 1 residents work here (5%)Canton: 1 residents work here (5%)Yankton: 1 residents work here (5%)Mitchell: 6 residents work here (30%)Brookings: 1 residents work here (5%)Afton TownshipOneida TownshipPearl Creek TownshipFloyd TownshipJackson TownshipMitchellSan JoseArtesianWoonsocketMillerHowardFloyd Township
1
Mitchell29 mi away
30%6
2
San Jose, CA1326.6 mi away
5%1
3
Artesian11 mi away
5%1
4
Woonsocket13.6 mi away
5%1
5
Miller53.8 mi away
5%1
6
Howard26.8 mi away
5%1
7
Alpena16.9 mi away
5%1
8
Canton92.8 mi away
5%1
9
Yankton92.6 mi away
5%1
10
Brookings62.5 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
25%5
The top trips

Where Floyd 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Floyd Township

Working from home
10%

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

About 1 in 10
How Floyd Township gets to work
86%Drive alone
14%Walk

Share of the 28 commuters (the 10% 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

Where in the region Floyd Township works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMitchell: 30% · 29 miSan Jose: 5% · 1326.6 miArtesian: 5% · 11 miWoonsocket: 5% · 13.6 miMiller: 5% · 53.8 miHoward: 5% · 26.8 miAlpena: 5% · 16.9 miCanton: 5% · 92.8 miYankton: 5% · 92.6 miBrookings: 5% · 62.5 miMitchell 30%San Jose 5%Artesian 5%Woonsocket 5%Miller 5%Floyd Township
Floyd TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
5%Under 10 mi1 residents
25%10–24 mi5 residents
40%25–50 mi8 residents
30%Over 50 mi6 residents

About 30% 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

Floyd Township and its neighbors

Jobs & commute next door

TownFloyd Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Floyd Township–———$94,250
Afton Townshipunder 5%————
Oneida Townshipunder 5%————
Jackson Townshipunder 5%————
Pearl Creek Townshipunder 5%————

Same-state neighbors only. Afton Township, Oneida Township, Jackson Township and Pearl Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Floyd 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 Floyd Township: questions

What is the median household income in Floyd Township?

$94,250 (±$44,314) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Floyd Township?

0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Floyd Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mitchell (30%, 29 mi), San Jose (5%, 1327 mi), Artesian (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Floyd Township

Floyd 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.