Fort Sisseton · Public domainWork and commuting in Fort Township
16 jobs are based in Fort Township for 16 working residents. Only 6% work in Fort Township; the top destination outside it is Britton (25%, 15 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 49 minutes; South Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Fort Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.00 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 Fort Township’s residents
Where Fort 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fort Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 16. 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 Fort Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 49 minutes to work from Fort Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fort Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 57 commuters (the 5% 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.
Fort Township’s commute, mile by mile
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 Fort Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fort Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Township | – | — | — | 49 min | $39,070 |
| Eden Township | under 7% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Sisseton Township | under 7% | — | — | 8 min | — |
| Hamilton Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Liberty Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Eden Township, Sisseton Township, Hamilton Township and Liberty Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fort 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 Fort Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fort Township?
$39,070 (±$942) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fort Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fort Township?
49 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fort Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Britton (25%, 15 mi), Aberdeen (13%, 46 mi), Langford (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fort 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 Fort Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fort 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.