Lowe Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any stay in Lowe Township for work; outside it, Watertown is the main destination (21%, 29 miles). Lowe Township has 6 jobs, and 42 of its residents work somewhere. 18% of workers work from home, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Lowe Township on a workday
On a workday 42 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 76 people are in Lowe Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 Lowe Township goes to work
Where Lowe Township clocks in
21% of workers
10% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Lowe Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lowe Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 6. 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 Lowe Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Lowe Township
of Lowe Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 62 commuters (the 18% 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.
Half of Lowe Township commutes less than 28 miles
About 17% 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.
Next door to Lowe Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lowe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowe Township | – | — | — | — | $98,583 |
| Antelope Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Adams Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Glenwood Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Portland Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Antelope Valley Township, Adams Township, Glenwood Township and Portland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lowe 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 Lowe Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lowe Township?
$98,583 (±$63,455) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lowe Township?
30.1%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lowe Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watertown (21%, 29 mi), Brookings (14%, 45 mi), Clear Lake (10%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lowe 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 Lowe Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lowe 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.