Most of Garden Prairie Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
For 46% of workers, the job is at home, against 10% across South Dakota. 24 jobs are based in Garden Prairie Township for 63 working residents. Hardly any work in Garden Prairie Township; the top destination outside it is Aberdeen (38%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Garden Prairie Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 63 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 98 people are in Garden Prairie Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Garden Prairie Township’s residents
Where Garden Prairie 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.
Goods jobs make up 79% of work in Garden Prairie Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Garden Prairie Township, 2014 → 2024: 12 → 24. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Garden Prairie Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Garden Prairie Township
of Garden Prairie Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18 commuters (the 45% 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.
Garden Prairie Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 27% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Garden Prairie Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Garden Prairie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Prairie Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| East Rondell Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Bates Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| West Hanson Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. East Rondell Township, Bates Township and West Hanson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Garden Prairie 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 2024, 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 Garden Prairie Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Garden Prairie Township?
14.3%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Garden Prairie Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aberdeen (38%, 19 mi), Groton (13%, 12 mi), Warner (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Garden Prairie Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Garden Prairie Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Garden Prairie Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.