Almost no one in Lincoln Township’s labor force is looking for work
Hardly any work in Lincoln Township itself; outside it, Aberdeen draws the most (62%, 8 miles). For jobs and income Lincoln Township is better than 59% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (D). A typical one-way commute lasts 15 minutes, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Lincoln Township: the figures worth knowing
Lincoln Township and Aberdeen trade workers both ways
Aberdeen is the top workplace for Lincoln Township residents (62%) and also where the most people who work in Lincoln Township come from (69% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Lincoln Township is a place people come home to
There are 72 jobs based in Lincoln Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lincoln Township has about 690 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most Lincoln Township residents work close to home
68% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 544 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Lincoln Township’s grade explained
Unemployment holds Lincoln Township’s grade up (hardly any, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 29% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lincoln Township could be anywhere from C to A.
Where Lincoln Township’s working residents head each day
Where Lincoln 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.
The daily commute in and out of Lincoln Township
On a workday 542 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 70 people come in from elsewhere.
About 690 people are in Lincoln Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
0.13 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Short hops and long hauls from Lincoln Township
About 19% 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.
Lincoln Township works in goods: 67% of its jobs
72 jobs are based in Lincoln Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lincoln Township, 2013 → 2023: 167 → 72. 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.
About 15 minutes each way for Lincoln Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lincoln Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 814 commuters (the 14% 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.
Driving is how Lincoln Township gets around
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 4.3% across South Dakota.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 946 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.7% of Lincoln Township households have no vehicle (South Dakota 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lincoln Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Lincoln Township is 1,095th among 4,312 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 122 | Wall Lake Township SD | 1,210 | $129K | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 149 | Jefferson Township SD | 1,207 | $196K | 2.0% | 3.6% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 152 | Crooks SD | 1,415 | $99K | 0.5% | 1.4% | 2% | A |
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| 1,093 | Flatrock Township OH | 1,218 | $106K | 8.6% | 10.7% | 1% | B |
| 1,094 | Pine Valley WI | 1,208 | $87K | 3.9% | 1.8% | 2% | B |
| 1,095 | Lincoln Township SD | 1,159 | $79K | 11.9% | 0.0% | <1% | B |
| 1,096 | Bergen NY | 1,242 | $89K | 14.9% | 2.3% | 3% | B |
| 1,097 | Niles Township IN | 1,387 | $66K | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Lincoln Township, the top three, the last and three more from South Dakota.
Lincoln Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Aberdeen Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lincoln Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Township | – | B | D | 15 min | $79,040 |
| Westport Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Ravinia Township | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Ordway Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Aberdeen Township | 4% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Westport Township, Ravinia Township, Ordway Township and Aberdeen 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.
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 median household income in Lincoln Township?
$79,040 (±$20,373) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lincoln Township?
11.9%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lincoln Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lincoln Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aberdeen (62%, 8 mi), Aberdeen Township (4%, 8 mi), Sioux Falls (3%, 166 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lincoln Township walkable?
Lincoln Township is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lincoln Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.