Earning a living in Lake View Township
Commuters spend 16 minutes getting to work on average, where South Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26. Only 3% work in Lake View Township; the top destination outside it is Sioux Falls (34%, 34 miles). Employers in Lake View Township report 415 jobs, and 357 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Lake View Township in brief
Where the trip to work from Lake View Township ends
Where Lake View Township clocks in
22% 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.
How a workday changes Lake View Township
On a workday 345 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 403 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.16 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Jobs in Lake View Township: what the 415 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake View Township, 2013 → 2023: 162 → 415. 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 Lake View Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Lake View Township: about 16 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake View Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 347 commuters (the 13% 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.
Lake View Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
24% of Lake View Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Madison (22%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake View Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake View Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $150,556 |
| Madison | 22% | C | A− | 11 min | $65,593 |
| Wentworth Township | 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Le Roy Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Herman Township | under 2% | — | — | 12 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wentworth Township, Franklin Township, Le Roy Township and Herman Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lake View 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 Lake View Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lake View Township?
$150,556 (±$37,356) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake View Township?
1.3%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake View Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake View Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (34%, 34 mi), Madison (22%, 3 mi), Brookings (5%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lake View 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 Lake View Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake View 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.