Lyon Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
For 0% of workers, the job is at home; South Dakota has 10%. Lyon Township has 8 jobs, and 17 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Lyon Township itself; outside it, Chamberlain draws the most (18%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Lyon Township
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 24 people are in Lyon Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 Lyon Township goes to work
Where Lyon 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lyon Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 8. 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 Lyon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Lyon Township
of Lyon Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 38 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.
Lyon Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Lyon Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lyon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon Township | – | — | — | — | $70,909 |
| Plummer Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Plummer Township and Union Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lyon 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 Lyon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lyon Township?
$70,909 (±$8,785) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lyon Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lyon Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chamberlain (18%, 17 mi), Mitchell (18%, 50 mi), Fort Thompson (12%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lyon 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 Lyon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lyon 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.