Jobs and earnings in Logan Township, and the trip to work
Hardly any work in Logan Township itself; outside it, Clark draws the most (18%, 9 miles). Employers in Logan Township report 30 jobs, against 22 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Logan Township by day
On a workday 22 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 45 people are in Logan Township on a workday afternoon, 22% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.36 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.
Where Logan Township goes to work
Where Logan Township clocks in
18% 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.
Logan Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Logan Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 30. 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 Logan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Logan Township commutes less than 21 miles
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.
Logan Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Logan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Raymond Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Fordham Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Richfield Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lincoln Township, Raymond Township, Fordham Township and Richfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Logan 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 Logan Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Logan Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Logan Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clark (18%, 9 mi), Willow Lake (14%, 20 mi), Brookings (14%, 66 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Logan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Logan 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.