Le Sueur Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; South Dakota has 10%. There are 13 jobs in Le Sueur Township, against 63 working residents. Only 2% stay in Le Sueur Township for work; outside it, De Smet is the main destination (30%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Le Sueur Township on a workday
On a workday 62 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 96 people are in Le Sueur Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Out of Le Sueur Township to work: where people go
Where Le Sueur Township clocks in
30% 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.
Goods jobs make up 77% of work in Le Sueur Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Le Sueur Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 13. 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 Sueur Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes each way, longer than most of South Dakota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Le Sueur Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 57 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.
The commute from Le Sueur Township, by distance
About 21% 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.
Next door to Le Sueur Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Le Sueur Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Sueur Township | – | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Spirit Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Iroquois Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Foster Township | under 2% | — | — | 5 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Spirit Lake Township, Iroquois Township and Foster Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Le Sueur 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 Sueur Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Le Sueur Township?
7.3%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Le Sueur Township?
28 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 Le Sueur Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are De Smet (30%, 13 mi), Huron (14%, 24 mi), Iroquois (10%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Le Sueur 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 Sueur Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Le Sueur 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.