For about half of its working residents, Laketon Township is a commute to Brookings
0% of workers work from home, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole. Hardly any stay in Laketon Township for work; outside it, Brookings is the main destination (48%, 21 miles). The trip to work takes 26 minutes on average; South Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Laketon Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 67 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Laketon Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.01 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 the trip to work from Laketon Township ends
Where Laketon 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.
Services make up most of the work in Laketon Township
1 jobs are based in Laketon Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Laketon Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 1. 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 Laketon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes each way, longer than most of South Dakota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Laketon Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 77 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Laketon Township
About 24% 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 Laketon Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Laketon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laketon Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $160,721 |
| Winsor Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Preston Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Badger Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Lake Poinsett | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Estelline Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Norden Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Winsor Township, Preston Township, Badger Township, Lake Poinsett, Estelline Township and Norden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Laketon 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 Laketon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Laketon Township?
$160,721 (±$89,903) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Laketon Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Laketon Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Laketon Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Laketon 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 Laketon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Laketon 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.