Most of Harmony Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 3 jobs in Harmony Township, against 21 working residents. Hardly any work in Harmony Township itself; outside it, Aberdeen draws the most (14%, 37 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, 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
Harmony Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 33 people are in Harmony Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 Harmony Township’s residents
Where Harmony Township clocks in
5% of workers
5% 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.
100% of the jobs in Harmony Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Harmony Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Harmony Township
of Harmony Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4 commuters (the 0% 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 Harmony Township’s workers travel
About 43% 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.
Harmony Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harmony Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Great Bend Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Frankfort Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Clifton Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Prairie Center Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Great Bend Township, Frankfort Township, Clifton Township and Prairie Center Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Harmony 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 Harmony Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Harmony Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Harmony Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aberdeen (14%, 37 mi), Lisbon (5%, 108 mi), Bismarck (5%, 176 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Harmony 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 Harmony Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harmony 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.