For more than half of its working residents, Logan Township is a commute to Sioux Falls
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 10% across South Dakota. Hardly any work in Logan Township; the top destination outside it is Sioux Falls (54%, 20 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 24 minutes (South Dakota 18, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Logan Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 151 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 46 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Logan Township on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
0.30 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Logan Township to work: where people go
Where Logan Township clocks in
3% 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.
76% of the jobs in Logan Township make or build things
46 jobs are based in Logan Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Logan Township, 2014 → 2024: 15 → 46. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Logan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes to work from Logan Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Logan Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 85 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.
Logan Township’s commute, mile by mile
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Logan Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Logan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $147,250 |
| Dell Rapids Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Edison Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Highland Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Blinsmon Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dell Rapids Township, Edison Township, Highland Township and Blinsmon 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 2024, 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 median household income in Logan Township?
$147,250 (±$130,060) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Logan Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Logan Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Logan Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Logan 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 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), 2024, 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.