Most of Le Roy Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 8 jobs in Le Roy Township, and 78 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Le Roy Township itself; outside it, Madison draws the most (37%, 4 miles). The trip to work takes 22 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
The daily flow of workers through Le Roy Township
On a workday 78 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Le Roy Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
The towns that employ Le Roy Township’s residents
Where Le Roy Township clocks in
37% 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.
Le Roy Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Le Roy Township, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 8. 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 Le Roy Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes each way for Le Roy Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Le Roy Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 71 commuters (the 8% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Le Roy Township
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 next door employ 44% of Le Roy Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Le Roy Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Roy Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $118,000 |
| Nunda Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Farmington Township | 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Rutland Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Lake View Township | 4% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Madison | 37% | C | A− | 11 min | $65,593 |
Same-state neighbors only. Nunda Township, Farmington Township, Rutland Township and Lake View Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Madison. Darker towns draw more of Le Roy 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 Le Roy Township: questions
What is the median household income in Le Roy Township?
$118,000 (±$23,700) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Le Roy Township?
1.3%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Le Roy Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Le Roy Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (37%, 4 mi), Brookings (15%, 22 mi), Sioux Falls (13%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Le Roy 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 Le Roy Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Le Roy 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.