Manchester Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any stay in Manchester Township for work; outside it, De Smet is the main destination (37%, 7 miles). 2 jobs are based in Manchester Township for 27 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at 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
How a workday changes Manchester Township
On a workday 27 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 40 people are in Manchester Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 people from Manchester Township work
Where Manchester Township clocks in
37% 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 jobs make up 100% of work in Manchester Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Manchester Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Manchester Township
of Manchester Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 28 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.
How many miles Manchester Township commutes
About 26% 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 Manchester Township
The biggest share goes to Mathews Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Manchester Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Township | – | — | — | — | $121,875 |
| Iroquois Township | under 4% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| De Smet Township | under 4% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Esmond Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Spirit Lake Township | under 4% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Mathews Township | 4% | — | — | 12 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Iroquois Township, De Smet Township, Esmond Township, Spirit Lake Township and Mathews Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Manchester 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 Manchester Township: questions
What is the median household income in Manchester Township?
$121,875 (±$112,644) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Manchester Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Manchester Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are De Smet (37%, 7 mi), Sioux Falls (19%, 75 mi), Bryant (4%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Manchester 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 Manchester Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Manchester 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.