Lee Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Lee Township; the top destination outside it is Wilmot (30%, 4 miles). There are 8 jobs in Lee Township, and 23 of its residents work somewhere. 0% of workers work from home, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Lee Township
On a workday 23 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 53 people are in Lee Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 Lee Township to work: where people go
Where Lee Township clocks in
30% of workers
13% of workers
9% 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.
Lee Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lee Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 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 Lee Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Lee Township
of Lee Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Lee Township
About 22% 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 Lee Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lee Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Township | – | — | — | — | $36,635 |
| Spring Grove Township | under 5% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Lawrence Township | under 5% | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Becker Township | under 5% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Springdale Township | under 5% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Lake Township | under 5% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Spring Grove Township, Lawrence Township, Becker Township, Springdale Township and Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lee 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 Lee Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lee Township?
$36,635 (±$14,090) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lee Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lee Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilmot (30%, 4 mi), Milbank (13%, 21 mi), Ortonville (9%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lee 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 Lee Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lee 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.