Jobs and the daily commute in Fountain Township
There are 26 jobs in Fountain Township, against 30 working residents. 0% of workers work from home, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. Hardly any work in Fountain Township; the top destination outside it is Aberdeen (30%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 26 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 (0.87 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.
Where Fountain Township goes to work
Where Fountain 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.
85% of the jobs in Fountain Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fountain Township, 2013 → 2023: 51 → 26. 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 Fountain Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Fountain Township
of Fountain Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 50 commuters (the 0% 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.
Fountain Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 20% 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.
Work in the towns next to Fountain Township
The biggest share goes to Cortlandt Township (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fountain Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain Township | – | — | — | — | $92,917 |
| Cortlandt Township | 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Ipswich Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Belle Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cortlandt Township, Ipswich Township, Belle Township and Union Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fountain 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 Fountain Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fountain Township?
$92,917 (±$83,921) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fountain Township?
42.5%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Fountain Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aberdeen (30%, 21 mi), Ipswich (17%, 6 mi), Sioux Falls (13%, 170 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fountain 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 Fountain Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fountain 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.