Zoar Norwegian Lutheran Church · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Kosciusko Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Only 1% work in Kosciusko Township itself; outside it, Webster draws the most (18%, 16 miles). 32 jobs are based in Kosciusko Township for 77 working residents. Home is the office for 25% of workers (South Dakota 10%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Kosciusko Township
On a workday 76 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Kosciusko Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 Kosciusko Township work
Where Kosciusko Township clocks in
5% 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.
Jobs in Kosciusko Township: what the 32 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kosciusko Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 32. 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 Kosciusko Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Kosciusko Township: about 44 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kosciusko Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 74 commuters (the 25% 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.
The commute from Kosciusko Township, by distance
About 36% 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.
How Kosciusko Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Waubay Township (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kosciusko Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosciusko Township | – | — | — | 44 min | $105,139 |
| One Road Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Waubay Township | 5% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Alto Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Buffalo Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Nutley Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Grenville Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. One Road Township, Waubay Township, Alto Township, Buffalo Township, Nutley Township and Grenville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kosciusko 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 Kosciusko Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kosciusko Township?
$105,139 (±$21,529) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kosciusko Township?
3.9%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kosciusko Township?
44 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kosciusko Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Webster (18%, 16 mi), Waubay (9%, 12 mi), Sisseton (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kosciusko Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kosciusko Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kosciusko 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.