Most of Lisbon Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Lisbon Township has 14 jobs, against 47 working residents. Only 2% work in Lisbon Township; the top destination outside it is Mitchell (32%, 9 miles). Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers; South Dakota has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Lisbon Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 46 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 86 people are in Lisbon Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
The towns that employ Lisbon Township’s residents
Where Lisbon 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of Lisbon Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lisbon Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 14. 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 Lisbon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Lisbon Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lisbon Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 112 commuters (the 3% 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 distance from Lisbon Township to work
About 28% 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.
Lisbon Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Beulah Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lisbon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon Township | – | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Tobin Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Union Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Prosper Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Beulah Township | 6% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Tobin Township, Union Township, Prosper Township and Beulah Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lisbon 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 Lisbon Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lisbon Township?
26.1%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lisbon Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lisbon Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mitchell (32%, 9 mi), Sioux Falls (17%, 71 mi), Ethan (13%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lisbon 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 Lisbon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lisbon 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.