Most of Grand Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Grand Township itself; outside it, Miller draws the most (8%, 11 miles). Grand Township has 3 jobs for 12 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, 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
Grand Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 12 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 39 people are in Grand Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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 Grand Township’s residents
Where Grand 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.
Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Grand Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grand Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 3. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Grand Township
of Grand Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 48 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Grand Township
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 Grand Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grand Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| St. Lawrence Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Wessington | under 9% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Hulbert Township | 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Gilbert Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. St. Lawrence Township, Wessington, Hulbert Township and Gilbert Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hulbert Township. Darker towns draw more of Grand 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 Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Grand Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Grand Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miller (8%, 11 mi), Faulkton (8%, 40 mi), Huron (8%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Grand 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 Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grand 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.