About two in three of Greenwood Township’s working residents commute to Sioux Falls
Greenwood Township has 3 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. 0% of workers have no commute at all (South Dakota 10%). Hardly any work in Greenwood Township itself; outside it, Sioux Falls draws the most (67%, 165 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Greenwood Township
On a workday 3 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5 people are in Greenwood 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.
Where Greenwood Township’s working residents head each day
Where Greenwood 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.
Working from home in Greenwood Township
of Greenwood Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7 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.
The commute from Greenwood Township, by distance
About 67% 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.
The towns around Greenwood Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greenwood Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Star Valley Township | under 34% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Lone Tree Township | under 34% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Star Valley Township and Lone Tree Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Greenwood 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 Greenwood Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Greenwood Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Greenwood Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Greenwood 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 Greenwood Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greenwood 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.