With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Herrick Township works elsewhere
Home is the office for 48% of workers, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. Employers in Herrick Township report 16 jobs; 48 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Herrick Township itself; outside it, Clear Lake draws the most (15%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Herrick Township
On a workday 48 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Herrick 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.
Commuting out of Herrick Township: the destinations
Where Herrick Township clocks in
15% of workers
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.
63% of the jobs in Herrick Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Herrick Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 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 Herrick Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 12 minutes to work from Herrick Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Herrick Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 92 commuters (the 48% 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 Herrick Township, by distance
About 25% 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 Herrick Township
The biggest share goes to Gary (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Herrick Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herrick Township | – | — | — | 12 min | $145,608 |
| Gary | 8% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Norden Township | under 5% | — | — | 46 min | — |
| Clear Lake Township | under 5% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Glenwood Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Gary, Norden Township, Clear Lake Township and Glenwood Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Herrick 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 Herrick Township: questions
What is the median household income in Herrick Township?
$145,608 (±$21,261) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Herrick Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Herrick Township?
12 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 48% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Herrick Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clear Lake (15%, 8 mi), Watertown (10%, 32 mi), Gary (8%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Herrick 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 Herrick Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Herrick 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.