Grant Center Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 90 jobs in Grant Center Township for 163 working residents. Only 2% stay in Grant Center Township for work; outside it, Milbank is the main destination (34%, 4 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Grant Center Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 160 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 87 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Grant Center 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.
Out of Grant Center Township to work: where people go
Where Grant Center Township clocks in
34% of workers
9% 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: 37% of the jobs in Grant Center Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grant Center Township, 2013 → 2023: 92 → 90. 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 Grant Center Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 19 minutes to work from Grant Center Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grant Center Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 198 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.
How many miles Grant Center Township commutes
About 18% 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.
Work next door: 42% of Grant Center Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grant Center Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Center Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $70,750 |
| Milbank | 34% | C | A− | 9 min | $56,011 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Alban Township | 8% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Twin Brooks Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Madison Township, Alban Township and Twin Brooks Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Milbank. Darker towns draw more of Grant Center 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 Grant Center Township: questions
What is the median household income in Grant Center Township?
$70,750 (±$46,499) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grant Center Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grant Center Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grant Center Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milbank (34%, 4 mi), Watertown (9%, 30 mi), Alban Township (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Grant Center 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 Grant Center Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grant Center 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.