Earning a living in Holden Township
0% of workers work from home (South Dakota 10%). Hardly any stay in Holden Township for work; outside it, Wolsey is the main destination (17%, 28 miles). Holden Township has 12 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Holden Township by day and by night
On a workday 12 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 19 people are in Holden Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Commuting out of Holden Township: the destinations
Where Holden Township clocks in
8% of workers
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.
Working from home in Holden Township
of Holden 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.
Miles to work from Holden Township
About 33% 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 Holden Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Holden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holden Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| York Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Florence Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Carlton Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Burdette Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. York Township, Florence Township, Carlton Township and Burdette Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Holden 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Holden Township workers work outside South Dakota. The job records count 16% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Holden Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Holden Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Holden Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wolsey (17%, 28 mi), Moorhead (8%, 183 mi), Wahpeton (8%, 156 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Holden 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 Holden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Holden 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.