With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Fordham Township works elsewhere
Only 2% stay in Fordham Township for work; outside it, Clark is the main destination (20%, 12 miles). 14 jobs are based in Fordham Township, and 45 of its residents work somewhere. Below the poverty line: 95.7% of residents (South Dakota 11.9%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Fordham Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 44 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Fordham Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
The places Fordham Township commutes to
Where Fordham Township clocks in
20% of workers
11% 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: 100% of the jobs in Fordham Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Fordham Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Fordham Township commutes
About 31% 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.
How Fordham Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fordham Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordham Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Capitola Township | under 3% | — | — | 9 min | — |
| Darlington Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Richland Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Logan Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Capitola Township, Darlington Township, Richland Township and Logan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fordham 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 Fordham Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Fordham Township?
95.7%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Fordham Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clark (20%, 12 mi), Watertown (11%, 38 mi), Day Township (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fordham Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fordham 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.