Lynn Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 1% stay in Lynn Township for work; outside it, Sioux Falls is the main destination (26%, 24 miles). Employers in Lynn Township report 42 jobs for 136 working residents. The average commute takes 26 minutes each way (South Dakota 18, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Lynn Township
On a workday 134 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 40 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Lynn Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 Lynn Township to work: where people go
Where Lynn 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 Lynn Township, 64% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lynn Township, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 42. 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 Lynn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes each way, longer than most of South Dakota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lynn Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 104 commuters (the 10% 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.
The distance from Lynn Township to work
About 16% 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.
Lynn Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lynn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $91,458 |
| Enterprise Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Chester Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Colman Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Enterprise Township, Chester Township and Colman Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lynn 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 Lynn Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lynn Township?
$91,458 (±$20,445) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lynn Township?
9.3%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lynn Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lynn Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (26%, 24 mi), Brookings (16%, 29 mi), Colman (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lynn 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 Lynn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lynn 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.