Photo: Jbirksd · CC BY-SA 4.0Watertown draws more than half of Kranzburg Township’s working residents
There are 56 jobs in Kranzburg Township, and 171 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Kranzburg Township; the top destination outside it is Watertown (60%, 11 miles). The average commute takes 38 minutes each way, where South Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Kranzburg Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 169 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Kranzburg Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.33 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.
Where people from Kranzburg Township work
Where Kranzburg Township clocks in
60% 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.
In Kranzburg Township, 88% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kranzburg Township, 2013 → 2023: 50 → 56. 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 Kranzburg Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Kranzburg Township spends getting to work: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kranzburg Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 178 commuters (the 6% 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 it is to work from Kranzburg Township
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.
Around Kranzburg Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Sheridan Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kranzburg Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kranzburg Township | – | — | — | 38 min | $80,625 |
| Sheridan Township | 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Waverly Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Elmira Township | under 2% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Rome Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Goodwin Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Hamlin Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sheridan Township, Waverly Township, Elmira Township, Rome Township, Goodwin Township and Hamlin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kranzburg 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 Kranzburg Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kranzburg Township?
$80,625 (±$27,778) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kranzburg Township?
6.1%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kranzburg Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kranzburg Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Kranzburg Township without a car?
1% 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 Kranzburg Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kranzburg 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.