Most of Garland Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. There are 3 jobs in Garland Township, and 26 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Garland Township for work; outside it, Aberdeen is the main destination (42%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Garland Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 26 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 47 people are in Garland Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
The towns that employ Garland Township’s residents
Where Garland 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.
Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Garland Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Garland Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 3. 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 Garland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Garland Township
of Garland Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 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 Garland Township goes to work
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Garland Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Garland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garland Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Columbia Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Westport Township | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Ordway Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Columbia Township, Westport Township and Ordway Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Garland 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 Garland Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Garland Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Garland Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aberdeen (42%, 13 mi), Aberdeen Township (12%, 14 mi), Pierre (8%, 128 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Garland 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 Garland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Garland 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.