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Jobs & commute in Grenville Township

Grenville Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

For 13% of workers, the job is at home; South Dakota has 10%. There are 10 jobs in Grenville Township; 18 of its residents have a job. The poverty rate is 3.8%; South Dakota has 11.9%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who works in Grenville Township, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 18 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.

18live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
10work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night82
Workday74
82live here− 18head out to work+ 10come in to work= 74on a workday

About 74 people are in Grenville Township on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.56jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

11% of working residents work in Roslyn

GlenwoodOmaha: 1 residents work here (6%)Roslyn: 2 residents work here (11%)Orient: 1 residents work here (6%)Bristol: 1 residents work here (6%)Waubay: 1 residents work here (6%)Webster: 2 residents work here (11%)Sisseton: 1 residents work here (6%)Custer: 1 residents work here (6%)Huron: 2 residents work here (11%)AberdeenRacine TownshipFarmington TownshipGrenville TownshipWaubay Township: 2 residents work here (11%)Vermont TownshipNutley TownshipRaritan TownshipKosciusko TownshipLiberty TownshipRoslynWebsterHuronWaubay TownshipOmahaOrientGrenville Township
1
Roslyn4.3 mi away
11%2
2
Webster10.2 mi away
11%2
3
Huron85.5 mi away
11%2
4
Waubay Township7.6 mi away
11%2
5
Omaha, NE298.3 mi away
6%1
6
Orient90.2 mi away
6%1
7
Bristol18 mi away
6%1
8
Waubay10.5 mi away
6%1
9
Sisseton22.6 mi away
6%1
10
Custer325.8 mi away
6%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
22%4
The top trips

Where Grenville 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.

The jobs

Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Grenville Township

Jobs based in Grenville TownshipJobs Grenville Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%22%
Trade, transport & utilities0%17%
Services: health, schools, offices100%61%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less40%28%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%17%
Over $3,333 a month60%56%

Who does it

29 or younger0%17%
30 to 5450%44%
55 and older50%39%
−47%

Jobs based in Grenville Township, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 10. 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 Grenville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Grenville Township

Working from home
13%

of Grenville Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Grenville Township gets to work
81%Drive alone
11%Carpool
8%Walk

Share of the 62 commuters (the 13% 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 far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Grenville Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miRoslyn: 11% · 4.3 miWebster: 11% · 10.2 miHuron: 11% · 85.5 miWaubay Township: 11% · 7.6 miOmaha: 6% · 298.3 miOrient: 6% · 90.2 miBristol: 6% · 18 miWaubay: 6% · 10.5 miSisseton: 6% · 22.6 miCuster: 6% · 325.8 miRoslyn 11%Webster 11%Huron 11%Waubay Township 11%Omaha 6%Grenville Township
Grenville TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
22%Under 10 mi4 residents
33%10–24 mi6 residents
11%25–50 mi2 residents
33%Over 50 mi6 residents

About 33% 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.

Next door

Work next door: 11% of Grenville Township’s workers

Jobs & commute next door

TownGrenville Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Grenville Township–———$115,938
Roslyn11%——32 min—
Nutley Townshipunder 6%————
Raritan Townshipunder 6%————
Racine Townshipunder 6%————
Kosciusko Townshipunder 6%——44 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Roslyn, Nutley Township, Raritan Township, Racine Township and Kosciusko Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Roslyn. Darker towns draw more of Grenville Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Grenville Township: questions

What is the median household income in Grenville Township?

$115,938 (±$114,897) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Grenville Township?

3.8%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Grenville Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Roslyn (11%, 4 mi), Webster (11%, 10 mi), Huron (11%, 86 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Grenville 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 Grenville Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Grenville Township

Grenville Township home →

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.