Work, pay and getting to work in Grange Township
Hardly any work in Grange Township itself; outside it, Brookings draws the most (21%, 20 miles). The trip to work takes 49 minutes on average; South Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26. Employers in Grange Township report 70 jobs, and 43 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Grange Township
On a workday 43 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 70 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Grange Township on a workday afternoon, 19% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Who travels to work in Grange Township, and from where
Where Grange Township clocks in
14% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 97% of the jobs in Grange Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grange Township, 2013 → 2023: 153 → 70. 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 Grange Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Grange Township: about 49 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grange Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 91 commuters (the 4% 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.
Grange Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 30% 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.
Grange Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grange Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grange Township | – | — | — | 49 min | $132,344 |
| Blom Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Hidewood Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Estelline Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Eureka Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Blom Township, Hidewood Township, Estelline Township and Eureka Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grange 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 Grange Township: questions
What is the median household income in Grange Township?
$132,344 (±$31,542) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grange Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grange Township?
49 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grange Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brookings (21%, 20 mi), Clear Lake (14%, 13 mi), Sioux Falls (14%, 72 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Grange Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Grange Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grange 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.