Work means Lemmon for more than half of Marshfield Township’s working residents
The Census job records count 17 working residents of Marshfield Township and no jobs based in it. Home is the office for 0% of workers, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. Hardly any work in Marshfield Township; the top destination outside it is Lemmon (53%, 27 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Marshfield Township by day and by night
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 18 people are in Marshfield Township on a workday afternoon, 49% 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 Marshfield Township: the destinations
Where Marshfield Township clocks in
53% of workers
12% of workers
6% 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 Marshfield Township
of Marshfield Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Marshfield Township
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.
Marshfield Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Bison Township (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marshfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshfield Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Cash Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Rainbow Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Rockford Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Bison Township | 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cash Township, Rainbow Township, Rockford Township and Bison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Marshfield 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 Marshfield Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Marshfield Township?
54.5%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Marshfield Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Marshfield 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 Marshfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marshfield 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.