Kulm Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
0% of workers have no commute at all, against 10% across South Dakota. 10 jobs are based in Kulm Township for 31 working residents. Only 3% work in Kulm Township; the top destination outside it is Sioux Falls (16%, 68 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Kulm Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 30 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 64 people are in Kulm Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 Kulm Township work
Where Kulm Township clocks in
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.
A place that makes things: 80% of Kulm Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Kulm Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Kulm Township
of Kulm Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 98 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 many miles Kulm Township commutes
About 37% 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.
The towns around Kulm Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kulm Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kulm Township | – | — | — | — | $111,500 |
| Oak Hollow Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Belmont Township | under 4% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| German Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Susquehanna Township | under 4% | — | — | 6 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oak Hollow Township, Belmont Township, German Township and Susquehanna Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kulm 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 Kulm Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kulm Township?
$111,500 (±$17,920) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kulm Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Kulm Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (16%, 68 mi), Parkston (10%, 7 mi), Tripp (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kulm 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 Kulm Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kulm 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.