Mayfield Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Only 1% stay in Mayfield Township for work; outside it, Yankton is the main destination (38%, 17 miles). There are 14 jobs in Mayfield Township, against 71 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 10% across South Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Mayfield Township by day
On a workday 70 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Mayfield Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 Mayfield Township work
Where Mayfield Township clocks in
38% of workers
3% 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.
Making and building: 29% of jobs based in Mayfield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mayfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 14. 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 Mayfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 28 minutes from Mayfield Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mayfield Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 58 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 far Mayfield Township’s workers travel
About 17% 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.
The towns around Mayfield Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mayfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $49,205 |
| Walshtown Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Salem Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Jamesville Township | under 2% | — | — | 57 min | — |
| Turkey Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Walshtown Township, Salem Township, Jamesville Township and Turkey Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mayfield 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 Mayfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mayfield Township?
$49,205 (±$13,075) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mayfield Township?
22.1%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mayfield Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mayfield Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Yankton (38%, 17 mi), Sioux Falls (11%, 42 mi), Rapid City (3%, 301 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mayfield 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 Mayfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mayfield 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.