With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Grandview Township works elsewhere
1 jobs are based in Grandview Township, against 34 working residents. Working residents average 18 minutes each way, next to 18 for South Dakota and 26 for the U.S. 35% of workers work from home, against 10% across South Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Grandview Township
On a workday 34 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 44 people are in Grandview Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
24% of working residents work in Corsica
Where Grandview 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 Grandview Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grandview Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 1. 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 Grandview Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 18 minutes to work from Grandview Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grandview Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 71 commuters (the 35% 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 Grandview Township
About 32% 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.
24% of Grandview Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grandview Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandview Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $137,813 |
| Corsica | 24% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Iowa Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Chester Township | under 3% | — | — | 48 min | — |
| Walnut Grove Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Corsica, Iowa Township, Valley Township, Chester Township and Walnut Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Corsica. Darker towns draw more of Grandview 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 Grandview Township: questions
What is the median household income in Grandview Township?
$137,813 (±$54,971) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grandview Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grandview Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 35% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grandview Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Corsica (24%, 3 mi), Armour (12%, 5 mi), Platte (6%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Grandview 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 Grandview Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grandview 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.