Work, pay and getting to work in Grovena Township
Commuters spend 25 minutes getting to work on average; the South Dakota average is 18, the U.S. 26. Hardly any stay in Grovena Township for work; outside it, Sioux Falls is the main destination (25%, 31 miles). 47 jobs are based in Grovena Township, against 79 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Grovena Township
On a workday 79 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Grovena Township on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.59 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 Grovena Township: the destinations
Where Grovena Township clocks in
14% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 66% of the jobs in Grovena Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grovena Township, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 47. 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 Grovena Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Grovena Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grovena Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 57 commuters (the 11% 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.
Grovena Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 17% 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 Grovena Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grovena Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grovena Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $103,750 |
| Flandreau Township | under 2% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Egan Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Egan | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Blinsmon Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Lone Rock Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Flandreau Township, Egan Township, Egan, Blinsmon Township and Lone Rock Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grovena 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 Grovena Township: questions
What is the median household income in Grovena Township?
$103,750 (±$57,463) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grovena Township?
0.7%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grovena Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grovena Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (25%, 31 mi), Flandreau (14%, 5 mi), Brookings (8%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Grovena 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 Grovena Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grovena 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.