Jefferson Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Hardly any work in Jefferson Township; the top destination outside it is Sioux Falls (26%, 41 miles). There are 20 jobs in Jefferson Township, against 50 working residents. 24% of workers work from home; South Dakota has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Jefferson Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 50 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 67 people are in Jefferson Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 people from Jefferson Township work
Where Jefferson Township clocks in
10% 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.
Jefferson Township makes things: 40% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jefferson Township, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 20. 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 Jefferson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 36 minutes each way for Jefferson Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jefferson Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 31 commuters (the 24% 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.
Half of Jefferson Township commutes less than 32 miles
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.
The towns around Jefferson Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jefferson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | – | — | — | 36 min | $126,250 |
| Bridgewater Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Benton Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Emery Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bridgewater Township, Benton Township, Emery Township and Pleasant Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jefferson 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 Jefferson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jefferson Township?
$126,250 (±$44,872) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jefferson Township?
8.3%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jefferson Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jefferson Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (26%, 41 mi), Bridgewater (10%, 6 mi), Emery (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Jefferson 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 Jefferson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jefferson 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.