Hickman Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Hardly any stay in Hickman Township for work; outside it, Britton is the main destination (33%, 11 miles). There are 3 jobs in Hickman Township, and 12 of its residents work somewhere. 0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Hickman Township
On a workday 12 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 39 people are in Hickman Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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 Hickman Township goes to work
Where Hickman Township clocks in
8% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hickman Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 3. 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 Hickman Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Hickman Township
of Hickman Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11 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.
How far Hickman Township’s workers travel
About 17% 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 Hickman Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hickman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman Township | – | — | — | — | $61,458 |
| Newport Township | under 9% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Sisseton Township | under 9% | — | — | 8 min | — |
| Lowell Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Newport Township, Sisseton Township and Lowell Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hickman 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 Hickman Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hickman Township?
$61,458 (±$23,704) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hickman Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Hickman Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Britton (33%, 11 mi), Miller Township (17%, 12 mi), Buffalo Lake (8%, 166 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hickman 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 Hickman Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hickman 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.