Franklin Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
32% of workers work from home, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. Hardly any work in Franklin Township itself; outside it, Wessington Springs draws the most (21%, 9 miles). There are 15 jobs in Franklin Township; 19 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Franklin Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 19 residents head out to work, none 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 (0.79 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 places Franklin Township commutes to
Where Franklin Township clocks in
21% 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.
Franklin Township works in goods: 73% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Franklin Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 15. 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 Franklin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Franklin Township
of Franklin Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 78 commuters (the 32% 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 Franklin Township’s workers travel
About 37% 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.
Franklin Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Franklin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Woonsocket Township | under 6% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Blaine Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Alpena Township | under 6% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Wessington Springs Township | under 6% | — | — | 8 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Woonsocket Township, Blaine Township, Alpena Township and Wessington Springs Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Franklin 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 Franklin Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Franklin Township?
7.6%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Franklin Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wessington Springs (21%, 9 mi), Huron (11%, 23 mi), Pierre (11%, 98 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Franklin 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 Franklin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Franklin 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.