Work means Milbank for about half of Kilborn Township’s working residents
0% of workers work from home; South Dakota has 10%. Hardly any work in Kilborn Township itself; outside it, Milbank draws the most (45%, 9 miles). 9 jobs are based in Kilborn Township, and 67 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Kilborn Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 67 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 92 people are in Kilborn Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
0.13 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Kilborn Township: the destinations
Where Kilborn Township clocks in
45% 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.
78% of the jobs in Kilborn Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kilborn Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 9. 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 Kilborn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Kilborn Township
of Kilborn Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 67 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 Kilborn Township’s workers travel
About 22% 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.
Work in the towns next to Kilborn Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kilborn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilborn Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Melrose Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Twin Brooks Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Osceola Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Garfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Melrose Township, Twin Brooks Township, Osceola Township and Garfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kilborn 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 Kilborn Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Kilborn Township?
11.8%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Kilborn Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Kilborn 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 Kilborn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kilborn 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.