Jackson Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
0% of workers work from home; South Dakota has 10%. There are 7 jobs in Jackson Township; 45 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Jackson Township for work; outside it, Platte is the main destination (36%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Jackson Township by day
On a workday 45 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 89 people are in Jackson Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Where Jackson Township goes to work
Where Jackson 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.
Jackson Township works in goods: 71% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 7. 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 Jackson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Jackson Township
of Jackson Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18 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 many miles Jackson Township commutes
About 18% 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.
Around Jackson Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jackson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | – | — | — | — | $64,712 |
| Signal Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Goose Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Star Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| White Swan Township | under 3% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Rhoda Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Geddes | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Signal Township, Goose Lake Township, Star Valley Township, White Swan Township, Rhoda Township and Geddes: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jackson 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 Jackson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jackson Township?
$64,712 (±$55,532) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Jackson Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Platte (36%, 15 mi), Platte Township (20%, 16 mi), Sioux Falls (7%, 104 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Jackson 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 Jackson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jackson 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.