Madison Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
16 jobs are based in Madison Township, and 59 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Madison Township; the top destination outside it is Milbank (20%, 8 miles). Working from home is the commute for 42% of workers, against 10% across South Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Madison Township
On a workday 58 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 86 people are in Madison 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 Madison Township to work: where people go
Where Madison Township clocks in
20% of workers
14% 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.
Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Madison Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Madison Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 16. 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 Madison Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Madison Township
of Madison Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 28 commuters (the 42% 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.
How far it is to work from Madison Township
About 36% 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.
Madison Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Grant Center Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Madison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Township | – | — | — | — | $112,917 |
| Grant Center Township | 5% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Georgia Township | under 4% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Stockholm Township | under 4% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Vernon Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grant Center Township, Georgia Township, Stockholm Township and Vernon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Madison 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 Madison Township: questions
What is the median household income in Madison Township?
$112,917 (±$58,621) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Madison Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Madison Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milbank (20%, 8 mi), Watertown (14%, 26 mi), Sioux Falls (14%, 108 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Madison 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 Madison Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Madison 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.