Howard Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
4 jobs are based in Howard Township; 68 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Howard Township; the top destination outside it is Wagner (18%, 12 miles). Commuters spend 12 minutes getting to work on average; South Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Howard Township by day
On a workday 67 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Howard Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Howard Township to work: where people go
Where Howard Township clocks in
18% 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 Howard Township, 2014 → 2024: 5 → 4. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Howard Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 12 minutes each way for Howard Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Howard Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 74 commuters (the 11% 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 many miles Howard Township commutes
About 39% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Howard Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Howard Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Township | – | — | — | 12 min | $112,917 |
| Chester Township | under 3% | — | — | 48 min | — |
| Kennedy Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Moore Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Plain Center Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Goose Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 10 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chester Township, Kennedy Township, Moore Township, Plain Center Township and Goose Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Howard 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 2024, 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 Howard Township: questions
What is the median household income in Howard Township?
$112,917 (±$107,472) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Howard Township?
12.4%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Howard Township?
12 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Howard Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wagner (18%, 12 mi), Lake Andes (13%, 8 mi), Sioux Falls (12%, 88 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Howard 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 Howard Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Howard Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.