Aberdeen draws more than half of Franklyn Township’s working residents
A typical one-way commute lasts 31 minutes, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (South Dakota 10%). Hardly any work in Franklyn Township itself; outside it, Aberdeen draws the most (58%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Franklyn Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 12 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 22 people are in Franklyn Township on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.42 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.
Where people from Franklyn Township work
Where Franklyn Township clocks in
8% 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.
Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Franklyn Township
5 jobs are based in Franklyn 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 Franklyn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 31 minutes in Franklyn Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Franklyn Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 20 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.
How far Franklyn Township’s workers travel
About 17% 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 Franklyn Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Franklyn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklyn Township | – | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Allison Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Carlisle Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Oneota Township | under 9% | — | — | 42 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Allison Township, Carlisle Township and Oneota Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Franklyn 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 Franklyn Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Franklyn Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Franklyn Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Franklyn Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Franklyn 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 Franklyn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Franklyn 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.