Sisseton draws about two in five of Goodwill Township’s working residents
Only 7% stay in Goodwill Township for work; outside it, Sisseton is the main destination (41%, 5 miles). Working residents average 14 minutes each way, where South Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26. There are 191 jobs in Goodwill Township, and 252 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Goodwill Township stands out on work
Where Goodwill Township goes to work
Where Goodwill Township clocks in
41% of workers
7% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Goodwill Township
On a workday 235 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 174 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
In Goodwill Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Goodwill Township, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 191. 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 Goodwill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Goodwill Township, about 14 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Goodwill Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 425 commuters (the 6% 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.
The distance from Goodwill Township to work
About 18% 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 Goodwill Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Goodwill Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwill Township | – | — | — | 14 min | $53,750 |
| Easter Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Agency Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Sisseton Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Dry Wood Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Easter Township, Agency Township, Sisseton Township and Dry Wood Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Goodwill 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 Goodwill Township: questions
What is the median household income in Goodwill Township?
$53,750 (±$18,215) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Goodwill Township?
24.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Goodwill Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Goodwill Township work?
7% work in town.
Can you get around Goodwill Township without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Goodwill Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Goodwill 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.