Lodi Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
0% of workers work from home, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole. There are 9 jobs in Lodi Township, against 19 working residents. About one in ten stay in Lodi Township for work; outside it, Pierre is the main destination (16%, 100 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Lodi Township
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 45 people are in Lodi Township on a workday afternoon, 18% 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.
Out of Lodi Township to work: where people go
Where Lodi Township clocks in
16% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 56% of the jobs in Lodi Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lodi Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 9. 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 Lodi Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Lodi Township
of Lodi Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Lodi Township
About 32% 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.
The towns around Lodi Township
The biggest share goes to Redfield Township (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lodi Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lodi Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Frankfort Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Crandon Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Redfield Township | 5% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Great Bend Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Tulare Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Frankfort Township, Crandon Township, Redfield Township, Great Bend Township and Tulare Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lodi 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 Lodi Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lodi Township?
37.5%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lodi Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pierre (16%, 100 mi), Aberdeen (16%, 43 mi), Wolsey (11%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lodi 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 Lodi Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lodi 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.