Chapel Emmanuel Railroad Car · Photo: Katyrw · CC BY-SA 3.0Herman Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 87 jobs in Herman Township, and 266 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Herman Township; the top destination outside it is Madison (32%, 5 miles). Working from home is the commute for 17% of workers, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Herman Township in brief
Herman Township and Madison trade workers both ways
Madison is the top workplace for Herman Township residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in Herman Township come from (33% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Herman Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 12 minutes, against 18 across South Dakota. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical South Dakota worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 266 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Herman Township to work: where people go
Where Herman Township clocks in
32% 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.
About 12 minutes to work from Herman Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Herman Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 361 commuters (the 17% 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.
Who leaves Herman Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 263 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 84 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Herman Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
What Herman Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Herman Township, 2013 → 2023: 110 → 87. 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 Herman Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Herman Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
The towns next door employ 34% of Herman Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Herman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman Township | – | — | — | 12 min | $78,438 |
| Madison | 32% | C | A− | 11 min | $65,593 |
| Winfred Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Lake View Township | 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Farmington Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Orland Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Winfred Township, Lake View Township, Farmington Township and Orland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Madison. Darker towns draw more of Herman 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 Herman Township: questions
What is the median household income in Herman Township?
$78,438 (±$23,989) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Herman Township?
6.2%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Herman Township?
12 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Herman Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (32%, 5 mi), Sioux Falls (15%, 38 mi), Brookings (13%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Herman Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Herman Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Herman 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.