Letcher Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 10 jobs in Letcher Township for 38 working residents. Hardly any stay in Letcher Township for work; outside it, Woonsocket is the main destination (24%, 13 miles). Home is the office for 28% of workers; South Dakota 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 Letcher Township
On a workday 38 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 95 people are in Letcher Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
Where the trip to work from Letcher Township ends
Where Letcher 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.
80% of the jobs in Letcher Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Letcher Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 10. 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 Letcher Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Letcher Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Letcher Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 31 commuters (the 28% 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 Letcher Township, by distance
About 26% 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.
Letcher Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Letcher Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letcher Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $105,417 |
| Butler Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Elliott Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Logan Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Butler Township, Elliott Township and Logan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Letcher 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 Letcher Township: questions
What is the median household income in Letcher Township?
$105,417 (±$37,743) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Letcher Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Letcher Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Letcher Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Woonsocket (24%, 13 mi), Mitchell (18%, 12 mi), Alpena (8%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Letcher 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 Letcher Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Letcher 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.