Most of Fuller Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Working residents average 27 minutes each way; South Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26. 30 jobs are based in Fuller Township, and 137 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Fuller Township itself; outside it, Watertown draws the most (35%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Fuller Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 137 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Fuller Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 Fuller Township’s working residents head each day
Where Fuller Township clocks in
35% 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.
Goods jobs make up 63% of work in Fuller Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fuller Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 30. 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 Fuller Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 27 minutes in Fuller Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fuller Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 132 commuters (the 15% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Fuller Township
About 34% 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.
How Fuller Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Rauville Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fuller Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuller Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $125,833 |
| Florence | 4% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Richland Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Dexter Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Rauville Township | 5% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Phipps Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Florence, Richland Township, Dexter Township, Rauville Township, Lake Township and Phipps Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fuller 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 Fuller Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fuller Township?
$125,833 (±$27,934) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fuller Township?
1.6%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fuller Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fuller Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watertown (35%, 9 mi), Sioux Falls (12%, 105 mi), Rauville Township (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fuller 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 Fuller Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fuller 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.