Jobs and earnings in Glen Township, and the trip to work
Employers in Glen Township report 11 jobs, against 18 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 10% across South Dakota. Hardly any work in Glen Township; the top destination outside it is Hosmer (11%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Glen Township
On a workday 18 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 37 people are in Glen Township on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.61 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 Glen Township goes to work
Where Glen Township clocks in
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.
45% of the jobs in Glen Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glen Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 11. 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 Glen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Glen Township
of Glen Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12 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.
Half of Glen Township commutes less than 49 miles
About 50% 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 Glen Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Roscoe (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Roscoe | 6% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Sangamon Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Bryant Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Glover Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| North Bryant Township | under 6% | — | — | 9 min | — |
| Cottonwood Lake Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Roscoe, Sangamon Township, Bryant Township, Glover Township, North Bryant Township and Cottonwood Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glen 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Glen Township workers work outside South Dakota. The job records count 12% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Glen Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Glen Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Glen Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hosmer (11%, 8 mi), Sioux Falls (11%, 187 mi), Brewster (6%, 229 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Glen 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 Glen Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glen 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.