Logan Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 16% of workers, against 10% across South Dakota. 2 jobs are based in Logan Township, and 50 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Logan Township itself; outside it, Mitchell draws the most (28%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Logan Township
On a workday 50 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 94 people are in Logan Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Where the trip to work from Logan Township ends
Where Logan 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.
In Logan Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Logan Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 2. 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.
About 30 minutes each way, longer than most of South Dakota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 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 78 commuters (the 16% 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.
How far it is to work from Logan Township
About 29% 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.
How Logan Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Logan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $125,250 |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Silver Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Twin Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Letcher Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Union Township, Silver Creek Township, Twin Lake Township and Letcher 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 median household income in Logan Township?
$125,250 (±$35,587) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Logan Township?
7.7%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Logan Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Logan Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mitchell (28%, 18 mi), Woonsocket (10%, 8 mi), Huron (10%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
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), 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.