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Jobs & commute in Jamesville Township

Most of Jamesville Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident

5 jobs are based in Jamesville Township; 102 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Jamesville Township; the top destination outside it is Yankton (38%, 17 miles). 28% of workers have no commute at all, against 10% across South Dakota.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How a workday changes Jamesville Township

On a workday 102 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.

102live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
5work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night220
Workday120
220live here− 100head out to work+ 5come in to work= 120on a workday

About 120 people are in Jamesville Township on a workday afternoon, 45% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.05jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where Jamesville Township’s working residents head each day

Sheldon: 1 residents work here (1%)Irene: 2 residents work here (2%)GayvilleWakonda: 3 residents work here (3%)Viborg: 2 residents work here (2%)Menno: 3 residents work here (3%)Scotland: 2 residents work here (2%)Freeman: 4 residents work here (4%)Tyndall: 2 residents work here (2%)Yankton: 39 residents work here (38%)WatertownSioux Falls: 12 residents work here (12%)Glenwood TownshipJamesville TownshipMayfield TownshipVermillion TownshipMolan TownshipYanktonSioux FallsFreemanWakondaMennoIreneJamesville Township
1
Yankton17.2 mi away
38%39
2
Sioux Falls46.5 mi away
12%12
3
Freeman15 mi away
4%4
4
Wakonda20.2 mi away
3%3
5
Menno9.1 mi away
3%3
6
Irene16 mi away
2%2
7
Viborg19.6 mi away
2%2
8
Scotland12.7 mi away
2%2
9
Tyndall22.3 mi away
2%2
10
Sheldon, IA82 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
31%32
The top trips

Where Jamesville 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 jobs

Jamesville Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Jamesville TownshipJobs Jamesville Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%20%
Trade, transport & utilities0%22%
Services: health, schools, offices0%59%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less40%20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%19%
Over $3,333 a month60%62%

Who does it

29 or younger0%19%
30 to 54100%45%
55 and older0%36%
+0%

Jobs based in Jamesville Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 5. 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 Jamesville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Commuting from Jamesville Township: about 57 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
435 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 18.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Jamesville Township57 min
South Dakota18 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
28%

of Jamesville Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 3 in 10
How Jamesville Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 66 commuters (the 27% 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

Short hops and long hauls from Jamesville Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miYankton: 38% · 17.2 miSioux Falls: 12% · 46.5 miFreeman: 4% · 15 miWakonda: 3% · 20.2 miMenno: 3% · 9.1 miIrene: 2% · 16 miViborg: 2% · 19.6 miScotland: 2% · 12.7 miTyndall: 2% · 22.3 miSheldon: 1% · 82 miYankton 38%Sioux Falls 12%Freeman 4%Wakonda 3%Menno 3%Jamesville Township
Jamesville TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
4%Under 10 mi4 residents
64%10–24 mi65 residents
17%25–50 mi17 residents
16%Over 50 mi16 residents

About 16% 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

Jamesville Township and its neighbors

Mayfield Township: few work hereMolan Township: few work hereMayfield TownshipMolan TownshipJamesville Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Molan Township19 min
Mayfield Township28 min
Jamesville Township57 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownJamesville Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Jamesville Township–——57 min$151,250
Mayfield Townshipunder 1%——28 min—
Molan Townshipunder 1%——19 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Mayfield Township and Molan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Jamesville Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Jamesville Township: questions

What is the median household income in Jamesville Township?

$151,250 (±$122,840) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Jamesville Township?

11.8%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Jamesville Township?

57 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Jamesville Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Yankton (38%, 17 mi), Sioux Falls (12%, 46 mi), Freeman (4%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Jamesville 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 Jamesville Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Jamesville Township

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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.