Greenland Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 26% of workers, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. Greenland Township has 49 jobs, and 153 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% stay in Greenland Township for work; outside it, Sioux Falls is the main destination (33%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Greenland Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 150 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 46 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Greenland Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 Greenland Township to work: where people go
Where Greenland Township clocks in
14% of workers
5% 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.
In Greenland Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greenland Township, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 49. 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 Greenland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Greenland Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greenland Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 94 commuters (the 26% 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.
Half of Greenland Township commutes less than 22 miles
About 16% 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 Greenland Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greenland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenland Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $111,667 |
| Humboldt Township | under 2% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Canistota Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Montrose Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Spring Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Humboldt Township, Canistota Township, Montrose Township and Spring Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Greenland 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 Greenland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Greenland Township?
$111,667 (±$19,979) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greenland Township?
5.4%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greenland Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greenland Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (33%, 23 mi), Canistota (14%, 6 mi), Salem (5%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Greenland Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Greenland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greenland 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.