Marindahl Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Employers in Marindahl Township report 7 jobs for 77 working residents. Only 1% work in Marindahl Township; the top destination outside it is Yankton (34%, 14 miles). Home is the office for 35% of workers, 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
Marindahl Township by day and by night
On a workday 76 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 95 people are in Marindahl Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 Marindahl Township work
Where Marindahl Township clocks in
34% of workers
4% 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.
In Marindahl Township, 29% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marindahl Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 7. 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 Marindahl Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 38 minutes each way, longer than most of South Dakota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marindahl Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 34 commuters (the 35% 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.
Where in the region Marindahl Township works
About 19% 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.
Marindahl Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marindahl Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marindahl Township | – | — | — | 38 min | $90,500 |
| Star Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Irene | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Walshtown Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Turkey Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Volin Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Star Township, Irene, Walshtown Township, Turkey Valley Township and Volin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Marindahl 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 Marindahl Township: questions
What is the median household income in Marindahl Township?
$90,500 (±$71,985) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marindahl Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marindahl Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 35% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marindahl Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Yankton (34%, 14 mi), Freeman (4%, 23 mi), Vermillion (4%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Marindahl 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 Marindahl Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marindahl 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.