Nemo School House · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Grafton Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 3 jobs in Grafton Township; 17 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Grafton Township for work; outside it, Howard is the main destination (29%, 10 miles). Home is the office for 31% of workers, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Grafton Township on a workday
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 52 people are in Grafton Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 Grafton Township’s residents
Where Grafton 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.
100% of the jobs in Grafton Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Grafton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 18 minutes from Grafton Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grafton Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 25 commuters (the 31% 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 Grafton Township commutes less than 24 miles
About 41% 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.
The towns around Grafton Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grafton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grafton Township | – | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Mathews Township | under 6% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Carthage Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Adams Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Belleview Township | under 6% | — | — | 3 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mathews Township, Carthage Township, Adams Township and Belleview Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grafton 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 Grafton Township workers work outside South Dakota. The job records count 18% 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 Grafton Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Grafton Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grafton Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grafton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Howard (29%, 10 mi), Sioux Falls (12%, 59 mi), Appleton (6%, 104 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Grafton 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 Grafton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grafton 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.