Most of Glenwood Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Glenwood Township has 6 jobs for 91 working residents. Hardly any stay in Glenwood Township for work; outside it, Vermillion is the main destination (22%, 19 miles). Commuters spend 61 minutes getting to work on average, 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
The daily commute in and out of Glenwood Township
On a workday 91 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Glenwood Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 Glenwood Township’s residents
Where Glenwood Township clocks in
22% of workers
7% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Glenwood Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glenwood Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 6. 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 Glenwood Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Glenwood Township: about 61 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 19.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glenwood Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 120 commuters (the 9% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Glenwood Township
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.
Work in the towns next to Glenwood Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glenwood Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Township | – | — | — | 61 min | $84,600 |
| Riverside Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Brooklyn Township | under 2% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Garfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Riverside Township, Prairie Township, Brooklyn Township and Garfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glenwood 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 Glenwood Township: questions
What is the median household income in Glenwood Township?
$84,600 (±$44,665) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glenwood Township?
1.5%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glenwood Township?
61 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glenwood Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vermillion (22%, 19 mi), Sioux Falls (21%, 35 mi), Yankton (7%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Glenwood 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 Glenwood Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glenwood 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.