Work, pay and getting to work in Lincoln Township
49 jobs are based in Lincoln Township, and 35 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole. Hardly any work in Lincoln Township; the top destination outside it is Clark (29%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Lincoln Township
On a workday 35 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 49 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Lincoln Township on a workday afternoon, 16% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.40 per resident).
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 Lincoln Township ends
Where Lincoln Township clocks in
29% of workers
11% 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.
A place that makes things: 51% of Lincoln Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lincoln Township, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 49. 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 Lincoln Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Lincoln Township
of Lincoln Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9 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.
How far it is to work from Lincoln Township
About 34% 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.
35% of Lincoln Township works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lincoln Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Clark | 29% | C− | B+ | 18 min | $58,750 |
| Logan Township | 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Day Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Darlington Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Garfield Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Logan Township, Day Township, Darlington Township and Garfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Clark. Darker towns draw more of Lincoln 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 Lincoln Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lincoln Township?
51.7%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lincoln Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clark (29%, 4 mi), Watertown (11%, 32 mi), Mitchell (6%, 78 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lincoln 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 Lincoln Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lincoln 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.