Most of Ipswich Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
13 jobs are based in Ipswich Township, and 36 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Ipswich Township; the top destination outside it is Aberdeen (33%, 28 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (South Dakota 10%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Ipswich Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 36 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 74 people are in Ipswich Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
The towns that employ Ipswich Township’s residents
Where Ipswich Township clocks in
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.
The kinds of work in Ipswich Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ipswich Township, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 13. 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 Ipswich Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Ipswich Township
of Ipswich Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Ipswich Township
About 36% 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.
Next door to Ipswich Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ipswich Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Huntley Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Fountain Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Harmony Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Rosette Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Cleveland Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Huntley Township, Fountain Township, Harmony Township, Rosette Township and Cleveland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ipswich 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 Ipswich Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Ipswich Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Ipswich Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aberdeen (33%, 28 mi), Ipswich (17%, 2 mi), Sioux Falls (14%, 176 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ipswich 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 Ipswich Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ipswich 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.