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Jobs & commute in Lincoln Township

With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Lincoln Township works elsewhere

Employers in Lincoln Township report 2 jobs; 115 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Lincoln Township for work; outside it, Aberdeen is the main destination (13%, 49 miles). Working from home is the commute for 22% of workers; South Dakota has 10%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

2 jobs based here
Poverty
28.5%
South Dakota 11.9%
Unemployment
10.5%
South Dakota 2.9% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
0%
0 of 115 working residents
Work from home
22%
South Dakota 10% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

A workday in Lincoln Township: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 115 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

115live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night340
Workday220
340live here− 120head out to work+ 2come in to work= 220on a workday

About 220 people are in Lincoln Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.02jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of Lincoln Township: the destinations

Mellette: 4 residents work here (3%)Turton: 3 residents work here (3%)AshtonDoland: 6 residents work here (5%)Redfield: 5 residents work here (4%)Huron: 7 residents work here (6%)Mitchell: 3 residents work here (3%)Watertown: 5 residents work here (4%)Aberdeen: 15 residents work here (13%)Sioux Falls: 9 residents work here (8%)Cornwall TownshipHarrison TownshipCrandon TownshipLincoln TownshipFrankfort TownshipAberdeen Township: 4 residents work here (3%)AberdeenSioux FallsHuronDolandRedfieldWatertownLincoln Township
1
Aberdeen49.1 mi away
13%15
2
Sioux Falls114.2 mi away
8%9
3
Huron28.2 mi away
6%7
4
Doland12.3 mi away
5%6
5
Redfield13.9 mi away
4%5
6
Watertown55.8 mi away
4%5
7
Mellette28.8 mi away
3%4
8
Aberdeen Township48.9 mi away
3%4
9
Turton21.3 mi away
3%3
10
Mitchell72.8 mi away
3%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
47%54
The top trips

Where Lincoln Township clocks in

13%Aberdeen
13% of workers
49.1 mi awayAberdeen15 Lincoln Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8%Sioux Falls
8% of workers
114.2 mi awaySioux Falls9 Lincoln Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
6%Huron
6% of workers
28.2 mi awayHuron7 Lincoln Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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.

The jobs

Mostly health care, schools and offices in Lincoln Township

Jobs based in Lincoln TownshipJobs Lincoln Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%23%
Trade, transport & utilities0%23%
Services: health, schools, offices100%54%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less100%21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%28%
Over $3,333 a month0%51%

Who does it

29 or younger0%24%
30 to 540%52%
55 and older100%23%

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lincoln Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Lincoln Township

Working from home
22%

of Lincoln Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Lincoln Township gets to work
45%Drive alone
55%Walk

Share of the 93 commuters (the 22% 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

Lincoln Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miAberdeen: 13% · 49.1 miSioux Falls: 8% · 114.2 miHuron: 6% · 28.2 miDoland: 5% · 12.3 miRedfield: 4% · 13.9 miWatertown: 4% · 55.8 miMellette: 3% · 28.8 miAberdeen Township: 3% · 48.9 miTurton: 3% · 21.3 miMitchell: 3% · 72.8 miAberdeen 13%Sioux Falls 8%Huron 6%Doland 5%Redfield 4%Lincoln Township
Lincoln TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
4%Under 10 mi4 residents
18%10–24 mi21 residents
27%25–50 mi31 residents
51%Over 50 mi58 residents

About 51% 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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Work in the towns next to Lincoln Township

Frankfort Township: few work hereHarrison Township: few work hereCrandon Township: few work hereCornwall Township: few work hereFrankfort TownshipHarrison TownshipCrandon TownshipCornwall TownshipLincoln Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Frankfort Townshipunder 3% of Lincoln TownshipHarrison Townshipunder 3% of Lincoln TownshipCrandon Townshipunder 3% of Lincoln TownshipCornwall Townshipunder 3% of Lincoln Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownLincoln Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Lincoln Township–————
Frankfort Townshipunder 3%————
Harrison Townshipunder 3%————
Crandon Townshipunder 3%————
Cornwall Townshipunder 3%——11 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Frankfort Township, Harrison Township, Crandon Township and Cornwall Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Lincoln Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Lincoln Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Lincoln Township?

28.5%, 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 Aberdeen (13%, 49 mi), Sioux Falls (8%, 114 mi), Huron (6%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

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.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Lincoln Township

Lincoln Township home →
HandbookGetting around Lincoln TownshipRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in SDShortest commutes, work from home & more

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.