Earning a living in Hidewood Township
16% of workers work from home; South Dakota has 10%. Hardly any work in Hidewood Township itself; outside it, Watertown draws the most (24%, 23 miles). The average commute takes 27 minutes each way, next to 18 for South Dakota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hidewood Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 41 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 84 people are in Hidewood Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.63 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Hidewood Township to work: where people go
Where Hidewood Township clocks in
24% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Hidewood Township
26 jobs are based in Hidewood Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Hidewood Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Hidewood Township takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hidewood Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 37 commuters (the 16% 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 distance from Hidewood Township to work
About 20% 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.
Work in the towns next to Hidewood Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hidewood Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidewood Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $133,750 |
| Dempster Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Grange Township | under 3% | — | — | 49 min | — |
| Brandt Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Havana Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dempster Township, Grange Township, Brandt Township and Havana Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hidewood 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 Hidewood Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hidewood Township?
$133,750 (±$106,940) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hidewood Township?
2.3%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hidewood Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hidewood Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watertown (24%, 23 mi), Clear Lake (10%, 9 mi), Sioux Falls (10%, 78 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hidewood 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 Hidewood Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hidewood 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.