Earning a living in Linn Township
Hardly any work in Linn Township itself; outside it, Miller draws the most (20%, 24 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole. Linn Township has 10 jobs; 10 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Linn Township
On a workday 10 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.00 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.
The towns that employ Linn Township’s residents
Where Linn 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.
Linn Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Linn Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 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 Linn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Linn Township
of Linn Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18 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 Linn Township
About 40% 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 Linn Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Linn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linn Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Park Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Carlton Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Plato Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Park Township, Carlton Township and Plato Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Linn 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 Linn Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Linn Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Linn Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miller (20%, 24 mi), Hankinson (10%, 128 mi), Ree Heights (10%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Linn 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 Linn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Linn 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.