With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Havana Township works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Havana Township for work; outside it, Watertown is the main destination (20%, 20 miles). Havana Township has 16 jobs for 80 working residents. Working residents average 19 minutes each way, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Havana Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 80 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Havana Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 places Havana Township commutes to
Where Havana Township clocks in
20% of workers
19% 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.
Goods jobs make up 81% of work in Havana Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Havana Township, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 16. 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 Havana Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Havana Township takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Havana Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 110 commuters (the 6% 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 commute from Havana Township, by distance
About 19% 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.
The towns around Havana Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Havana Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havana Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $83,964 |
| Hamlin Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Clear Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Brandt Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Hidewood Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Goodwin Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hamlin Township, Clear Lake Township, Brandt Township, Hidewood Township and Goodwin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Havana 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 Havana Township: questions
What is the median household income in Havana Township?
$83,964 (±$16,143) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Havana Township?
7.5%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Havana Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Havana Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watertown (20%, 20 mi), Clear Lake (19%, 6 mi), Brookings (13%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Havana 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 Havana Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Havana 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.