Most of Hamlin Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
For 16% of workers, the job is at home, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. There are 42 jobs in Hamlin Township, against 118 working residents. Hardly any work in Hamlin Township itself; outside it, Watertown draws the most (22%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Hamlin Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 118 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Hamlin Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
The towns that employ Hamlin Township’s residents
Where Hamlin Township clocks in
22% 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.
Hamlin Township makes things: 93% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hamlin Township, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 42. 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 Hamlin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 23 minutes from Hamlin Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hamlin Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 138 commuters (the 16% 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.
Hamlin Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 23% 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.
Around Hamlin Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hamlin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamlin Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $95,795 |
| Havana Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Dempster Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Castlewood Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Kranzburg Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Havana Township, Dempster Township, Castlewood Township and Kranzburg Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hamlin 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 Hamlin Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hamlin Township?
$95,795 (±$16,429) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hamlin Township?
9.6%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hamlin Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hamlin Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watertown (22%, 14 mi), Brookings (9%, 33 mi), Sioux Falls (9%, 85 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hamlin Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hamlin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hamlin 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.