Long Hollow Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
0% of workers have no commute at all (South Dakota 10%). Employers in Long Hollow Township report 85 jobs; 156 of its residents have a job. Only 6% work in Long Hollow Township itself; outside it, Sisseton draws the most (35%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Long Hollow Township
On a workday 147 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 76 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Long Hollow Township on a workday afternoon, 17% 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 Long Hollow Township to work: where people go
Where Long Hollow Township clocks in
35% 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.
What Long Hollow Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Long Hollow Township, 2013 → 2023: 35 → 85. 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 Long Hollow Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Long Hollow Township spends getting to work: about 10 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Long Hollow Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 115 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.
Miles to work from Long Hollow Township
About 18% 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.
Work in the towns next to Long Hollow Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Long Hollow Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Hollow Township | – | — | — | 10 min | $54,500 |
| Dry Wood Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Bossko Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Sisseton Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Red Iron Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dry Wood Lake Township, Bossko Township, Sisseton Township and Red Iron Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Long Hollow 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 Long Hollow Township: questions
What is the median household income in Long Hollow Township?
$54,500 (±$29,407) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Long Hollow Township?
24.7%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Long Hollow Township?
10 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 Long Hollow Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sisseton (35%, 6 mi), Greendale Township (13%, 26 mi), Long Hollow (6%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Long Hollow 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 Long Hollow Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Long Hollow 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.