Harmon Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
24% of workers work from home, against 10% across South Dakota. 8 jobs are based in Harmon Township for 52 working residents. Hardly any work in Harmon Township itself; outside it, Sisseton draws the most (12%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Harmon Township
On a workday 52 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Harmon Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Out of Harmon Township to work: where people go
Where Harmon Township clocks in
12% 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.
88% of the jobs in Harmon Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harmon Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 8. 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 Harmon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 17 minutes each way, about the SD average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harmon Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 101 commuters (the 24% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Harmon Township
About 37% 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.
Harmon Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Bryant Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harmon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmon Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $142,083 |
| Bryant Township | 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Hart Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| White Rock Township | under 2% | — | — | 13 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bryant Township, Victor Township, Hart Township and White Rock Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Harmon 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 Harmon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Harmon Township?
$142,083 (±$86,702) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harmon Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harmon Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harmon Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sisseton (12%, 17 mi), Greendale Township (6%, 14 mi), Bryant Township (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Harmon 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 Harmon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harmon 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.