Henry Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
0% of workers work from home, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. Henry Township has 5 jobs for 34 working residents. Hardly any stay in Henry Township for work; outside it, Aberdeen is the main destination (32%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Henry Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 34 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 89 people are in Henry Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 Henry Township goes to work
Where Henry 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.
80% of the jobs in Henry Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Henry Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 5. 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 Henry Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Henry Township
of Henry Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27 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.
Half of Henry Township commutes less than 16 miles
About 26% 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.
Henry Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Bath Township (9%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Henry Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Township | – | — | — | — | $43,650 |
| Bath Township | 9% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Cambria Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Groton Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bath Township, Cambria Township and Groton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Henry 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 Henry Township: questions
What is the median household income in Henry Township?
$43,650 (±$1,135) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Henry Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Henry Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aberdeen (32%, 13 mi), Sioux Falls (9%, 151 mi), Bath Township (9%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Henry 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 Henry Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Henry 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.