Jobs, income and commuting in Great Bend Township, SD
No jobs are based in Great Bend Township in the Census job records; 15 of its residents work elsewhere. Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole. Hardly any stay in Great Bend Township for work; outside it, Redfield is the main destination (13%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Great Bend Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 25 people are in Great Bend Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 Great Bend Township: the destinations
Where Great Bend Township clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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.
Working from home in Great Bend Township
of Great Bend Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Great Bend Township
About 40% 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 Great Bend Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Great Bend Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Bend Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Harmony Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Lodi Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Three Rivers Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Clifton Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Harmony Township, Lodi Township, Three Rivers Township, Jefferson Township and Clifton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Great Bend 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Great Bend Township workers work outside South Dakota. The job records count 14% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Great Bend Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Great Bend Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Great Bend Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Redfield (13%, 7 mi), Hoffman (7%, 141 mi), Bismarck (7%, 173 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Great Bend 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 Great Bend Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Great Bend 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.