Fremont Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
There are 8 jobs in Fremont Township, and 120 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Fremont Township; the top destination outside it is Sioux Falls (33%, 42 miles). The average commute takes 20 minutes each way, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Fremont Township on a workday
On a workday 120 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Fremont Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
Where Fremont Township goes to work
Where Fremont Township clocks in
6% 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.
The kinds of work in Fremont Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fremont Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 8. 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 Fremont Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 20 minutes each way for Fremont Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fremont Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 55 commuters (the 14% 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.
The distance from Fremont Township to work
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.
Fremont Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Jefferson Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fremont Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $124,861 |
| Riverview Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Medary Township | under 3% | B | B+ | 17 min | $107,583 |
| Summit Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Jefferson Township | 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Riverview Township, Summit Township and Jefferson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fremont 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 Fremont Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fremont Township?
$124,861 (±$66,909) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fremont Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fremont Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fremont Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (33%, 42 mi), Brookings (13%, 11 mi), Flandreau (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fremont Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fremont Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fremont 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.