Work means Sioux Falls for more than half of Lyons Township’s working residents
About one in ten stay in Lyons Township for work; outside it, Sioux Falls is the main destination (59%, 13 miles). The trip to work takes 30 minutes on average; South Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26. Lyons Township has 652 jobs, and 271 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Lyons Township, in brief
More than half of Lyons Township works in Sioux Falls
160 working residents, 59%, have their main job in Sioux Falls, 13 miles away. That’s 6 times as many as work in Lyons Township itself. The commute map ↓
Lyons Township is where the jobs are
Lyons Township has 652 jobs, 2.4 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 990 people are in town, 62% more than the 610 who live here. Day and night ↓
Lyons Township makes and builds things
74% of the jobs based in Lyons Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Lyons Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 26%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 271 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who travels to work in Lyons Township, and from where
Where Lyons 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.
Lyons Township by day and by night
On a workday 243 residents head out to work, 28 work right here, and 624 people come in from elsewhere.
About 990 people are in Lyons Township on a workday afternoon, 62% more than live here.
2.4 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Goods jobs make up 74% of work in Lyons Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lyons Township, 2013 → 2023: 72 → 652. 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 Lyons 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 Lyons Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 253 commuters (the 12% 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 commute from Lyons Township, by distance
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.
Lyons Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Burk Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lyons Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $141,154 |
| Sverdrup Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Grand Meadow Township | 1% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Burk Township | 2% | — | — | 9 min | — |
| Benton Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sverdrup Township, Grand Meadow Township, Burk Township and Benton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lyons 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 Lyons Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lyons Township?
$141,154 (±$24,493) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lyons Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lyons Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lyons Township work?
10% work in town.
Can you get around Lyons 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 Lyons Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lyons 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.