Most of Harrison Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Harrison Township has 5 jobs, and 10 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Harrison Township; the top destination outside it is Oakes (10%, 96 miles). Working from home is the commute for 68% of workers (South Dakota 10%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Harrison Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 10 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 19 people are in Harrison Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
Where Harrison Township’s working residents head each day
Where Harrison Township clocks in
10% 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.
Harrison Township makes things: 80% of its jobs are in goods
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 Harrison Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Harrison Township
of Harrison Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8 commuters (the 68% 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.
Harrison Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 60% 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 Harrison Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harrison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | – | — | — | — | $75,417 |
| Belle Plaine Township | under 10% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Antelope Township | under 10% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Capitola Township | under 10% | — | — | 9 min | — |
| Frankfort Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Belle Plaine Township, Antelope Township, Lincoln Township, Capitola Township and Frankfort Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Harrison 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Harrison Township workers work outside South Dakota. The job records count 20% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Harrison Township: questions
What is the median household income in Harrison Township?
$75,417 (±$47,579) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrison Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Harrison Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oakes (10%, 96 mi), Tulare (10%, 18 mi), Doland (10%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Harrison 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 Harrison Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harrison 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.