Logan Township has 1.8 jobs for every working resident: 7 people commute in to work
Hardly any work in Logan Township; the top destination outside it is Parkston (25%, 59 miles). There are 7 jobs in Logan Township, and 4 of its residents work somewhere. Below the poverty line: 100.0% of residents (South Dakota 11.9%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Logan Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 4 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 10 people are in Logan Township on a workday afternoon, 43% more 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.
Where Logan Township’s workforce comes from
Where Logan Township clocks in
25% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Logan Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Logan Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 7. 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.
How many miles Logan Township commutes
About 50% 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 | – | — | — | — | — |
| Crow Lake Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
| Plummer Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
| Crow Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Crow Lake Township, Plummer Township and Crow 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?
100.0%, 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 Parkston (25%, 59 mi), Wessington Springs (25%, 15 mi), Diana Township (25%, 47 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.