Most of Hartland Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
For 23% of workers, the job is at home (South Dakota 10%). Hartland Township has 7 jobs; 28 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Hartland Township for work; outside it, Huron is the main destination (36%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hartland Township by day and by night
On a workday 28 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 73 people are in Hartland Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 Hartland Township’s residents
Where Hartland Township clocks in
11% 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.
Jobs in Hartland Township: what the 7 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hartland Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 7. 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 Hartland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 13 minutes in Hartland Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hartland Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 20 commuters (the 23% 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.
The distance from Hartland Township to work
About 18% 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 Hartland Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hartland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartland Township | – | — | — | 13 min | $90,417 |
| Wolsey Township | under 4% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Theresa Township | under 4% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Dearborn Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Broadland Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wolsey Township, Theresa Township, Dearborn Township and Broadland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hartland 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 Hartland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hartland Township?
$90,417 (±$80,447) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hartland Township?
13.7%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hartland Township?
13 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hartland Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huron (36%, 10 mi), Wessington (11%, 15 mi), Wolsey (11%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hartland 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 Hartland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hartland 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.