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Jobs & commute in Jordan Township

Jordan Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each

Employers in Jordan Township report 3 jobs, against 20 working residents. Hardly any work in Jordan Township; the top destination outside it is Winner (30%, 11 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%.

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

3 jobs based here
Household income
$74K
median · South Dakota $75K
Poverty
0.0%
South Dakota 11.9%
Unemployment
0.0%
South Dakota 2.9% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
0%
0 of 20 working residents
Work from home
0%
South Dakota 10% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

How many people are in Jordan Township by day

On a workday 20 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.

20live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night45
Workday28
45live here− 20head out to work+ 3come in to work= 28on a workday

About 28 people are in Jordan Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.15jobs 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 Jordan Township goes to work

Mission: 1 residents work here (5%)Gregory: 2 residents work here (10%)Wagner: 1 residents work here (5%)Winner: 6 residents work here (30%)Tea: 1 residents work here (5%)Chamberlain: 1 residents work here (5%)Sioux Falls: 1 residents work here (5%)Black Township: 1 residents work here (5%)Carter TownshipPleasant View TownshipWitten TownshipCurlew Township: 1 residents work here (5%)Millboro TownshipJordan TownshipLamro TownshipRosedale TownshipTwo Strike: 2 residents work here (10%)WinnerGregoryTwo StrikeMissionWagnerTeaJordan Township
1
Winner10.6 mi away
30%6
2
Gregory34.3 mi away
10%2
3
Two Strike44.2 mi away
10%2
4
Mission30.6 mi away
5%1
5
Wagner91.9 mi away
5%1
6
Tea162.6 mi away
5%1
7
Chamberlain46.2 mi away
5%1
8
Sioux Falls167.4 mi away
5%1
9
Black Township6.8 mi away
5%1
10
Curlew Township11.6 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
15%3
The top trips

Where Jordan Township clocks in

30%Winner
30% of workers
10.6 mi awayWinner6 Jordan Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
10%Gregory
10% of workers
34.3 mi awayGregory2 Jordan Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
10%Two Strike
10% of workers
44.2 mi awayTwo Strike2 Jordan Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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

Mostly health care, schools and offices in Jordan Township

Jobs based in Jordan TownshipJobs Jordan Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%10%
Trade, transport & utilities0%20%
Services: health, schools, offices100%70%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%5%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%25%
Over $3,333 a month0%70%

Who does it

29 or younger0%35%
30 to 540%35%
55 and older100%30%
−77%

Jobs based in Jordan Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 3. 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 Jordan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Jordan Township

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Jordan Township gets to work
18%Drive alone
52%Carpool
31%Walk

Share of the 62 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

How far it is to work from Jordan Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWinner: 30% · 10.6 miGregory: 10% · 34.3 miTwo Strike: 10% · 44.2 miMission: 5% · 30.6 miWagner: 5% · 91.9 miTea: 5% · 162.6 miChamberlain: 5% · 46.2 miSioux Falls: 5% · 167.4 miBlack Township: 5% · 6.8 miCurlew Township: 5% · 11.6 miWinner 30%Gregory 10%Two Strike 10%Mission 5%Jordan Township
Jordan TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
20%Under 10 mi4 residents
35%10–24 mi7 residents
30%25–50 mi6 residents
15%Over 50 mi3 residents

About 15% 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

Next door to Jordan Township

The biggest share goes to Black Township (5%).

Witten Township: few work hereBlack Township: 5% of workers work hereCarter Township: few work hereRosedale Township: few work hereWitten TownshipBlack TownshipCarter TownshipRosedale TownshipJordan Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Witten Townshipunder 5% of Jordan TownshipBlack Township5% of Jordan Township works hereCarter Townshipunder 5% of Jordan TownshipRosedale Townshipunder 5% of Jordan Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownJordan Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Jordan Township–———$74,219
Witten Townshipunder 5%————
Black Township5%————
Carter Townshipunder 5%——12 min—
Rosedale Townshipunder 5%————

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

Darker towns draw more of Jordan 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 Jordan Township: questions

What is the median household income in Jordan Township?

$74,219 (±$44,520) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Jordan Township?

0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Jordan Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winner (30%, 11 mi), Gregory (10%, 34 mi), Two Strike (10%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Jordan Township

Jordan Township home →
HandbookGetting around Jordan TownshipRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in SDShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.