Aberdeen draws about half of Gem Township’s working residents
Working from home is the commute for 24% of workers, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. Only 1% work in Gem Township itself; outside it, Aberdeen draws the most (47%, 9 miles). There are 18 jobs in Gem Township, and 86 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Gem Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 85 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Gem Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.21 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Gem Township goes to work
Where Gem 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.
Gem Township makes things: 56% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gem Township, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 18. 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 Gem Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Gem Township
of Gem Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 45 commuters (the 24% 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.
Where in the region Gem Township works
About 23% 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.
Gem Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Warner Township (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gem Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gem Township | – | — | — | — | $74,389 |
| Bath Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| West Hanson Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Warner Township | 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bath Township, West Hanson Township and Warner Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gem 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 Gem Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gem Township?
$74,389 (±$43,584) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gem Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Gem Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Gem 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 Gem Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gem 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.