Garfield Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 29% of workers (South Dakota 10%). 7 jobs are based in Garfield Township; 49 of its residents have a job. A typical one-way commute lasts 27 minutes, next to 18 for South Dakota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Garfield Township
On a workday 49 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 81 people are in Garfield Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
27% of working residents work in Wilmot
Where Garfield Township clocks in
27% of workers
14% of workers
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.
57% of the jobs in Garfield Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Garfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 7. 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 Garfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 27 minutes from Garfield Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Garfield Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 32 commuters (the 29% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Garfield Township
About 22% 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.
27% of Garfield Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Garfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $70,179 |
| Wilmot | 27% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Geneseo Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Kilborn Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wilmot, Geneseo Township and Kilborn Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wilmot. Darker towns draw more of Garfield 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 Garfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Garfield Township?
$70,179 (±$27,985) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Garfield Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Garfield Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Garfield Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilmot (27%, 4 mi), Milbank (14%, 13 mi), Sisseton (6%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Garfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Garfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Garfield 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.