Where Marlar Township earns its living
Hardly any work in Marlar Township itself; outside it, Wessington Springs draws the most (25%, 16 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers; South Dakota has 10%. The Census job records count 8 working residents of Marlar Township and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Marlar Township on a workday
On a workday 8 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12 people are in Marlar Township on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Commuting out of Marlar Township: the destinations
Where Marlar Township clocks in
25% of workers
25% of workers
13% 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.
Working from home in Marlar Township
of Marlar Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4 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.
Where in the region Marlar Township works
About 38% 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.
Marlar Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marlar Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlar Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Harmony Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
| Crow Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
| Bates Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
| Spring Lake Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Harmony Township, Crow Township, Bates Township and Spring Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Marlar 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Marlar Township workers work outside South Dakota. The job records count 13% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Marlar Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Marlar Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Marlar Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wessington Springs (25%, 16 mi), Pierre (25%, 73 mi), Strasburg (13%, 151 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Marlar 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 Marlar Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marlar 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.