Work means Sioux Falls for more than half of Grand Meadow Township’s working residents
Only 5% work in Grand Meadow Township; the top destination outside it is Sioux Falls (60%, 16 miles). 18% of workers work from home (South Dakota 10%). Working residents average 31 minutes each way, 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 Grand Meadow Township
On a workday 182 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 132 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Grand Meadow Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.74 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.
Commuting out of Grand Meadow Township: the destinations
Where Grand Meadow 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Grand Meadow Township
141 jobs are based in Grand Meadow Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grand Meadow Township, 2013 → 2023: 400 → 141. 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 Grand Meadow Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 31 minutes from Grand Meadow Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grand Meadow Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 241 commuters (the 17% 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 commute from Grand Meadow Township, by distance
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 Grand Meadow Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grand Meadow Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Meadow Township | – | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Clear Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 52 min | — |
| Lyons Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Taopi Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Hartford Township | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clear Lake Township, Lyons Township, Taopi Township and Hartford Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grand Meadow 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 Grand Meadow Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Grand Meadow Township?
9.9%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grand Meadow Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grand Meadow Township work?
5% work in town.
Can you get around Grand Meadow 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 Grand Meadow Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grand Meadow 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.