Photo: Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs and earnings in Imlay Township, and the trip to work
Imlay Township has 1 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole. Hardly any have their job in Imlay Township.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Imlay Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8 people are in Imlay Township on a workday afternoon, 11% 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.
Where Imlay Township goes to work
Lines 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 Imlay Township
of Imlay Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3 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 Imlay Township’s workers travel
About 100% 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 Imlay Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Imlay Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imlay Township | – | — | — | — | $2,499 |
| Conata Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Scenic Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Crooked Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Conata Township, Scenic Township and Crooked Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Imlay 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 Imlay Township: questions
What is the median household income in Imlay Township?
$2,499 (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Imlay Township?
93.1%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Imlay Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Imlay 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 Imlay Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Imlay 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.