Groton Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
There are 45 jobs in Groton Township for 60 working residents. Hardly any stay in Groton Township for work; outside it, Aberdeen is the main destination (33%, 20 miles). For 13% of workers, the job is at home, 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
Groton Township by day and by night
On a workday 60 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 45 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Groton Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.75 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.
The towns that employ Groton Township’s residents
Where Groton 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.
Groton Township works in goods: 93% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Groton Township, 2013 → 2023: 61 → 45. 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 Groton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Groton Township
of Groton Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 39 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 many miles Groton Township commutes
About 30% 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 to Groton Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Groton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groton Township | – | — | — | — | $103,718 |
| Riverside Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Andover Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| East Hanson Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Henry Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Riverside Township, Andover Township, East Hanson Township and Henry Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Groton 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 Groton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Groton Township?
$103,718 (±$664) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Groton Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Groton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aberdeen (33%, 20 mi), Groton (17%, 2 mi), Sioux Falls (7%, 148 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Groton 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 Groton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Groton 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.