With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Harmony Township works elsewhere
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole. Employers in Harmony Township report 25 jobs, against 111 working residents. Only 2% work in Harmony Township; the top destination outside it is Aberdeen (40%, 29 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Harmony Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 109 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Harmony Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Commuting out of Harmony Township: the destinations
Where Harmony 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.
56% of the jobs in Harmony Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harmony Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 25. 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 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 29 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 goes to work
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.
How Harmony Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harmony Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Ipswich Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Powell Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Cleveland Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Union Township, Ipswich Township, Powell Township and Cleveland 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?
30.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Harmony Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aberdeen (40%, 29 mi), Ipswich (15%, 4 mi), Sioux Falls (5%, 171 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.