Photo: James Gabbert · CC BY-SA 4.0Making a living in Meadow Township
Hardly any work in Meadow Township itself; outside it, Lemmon draws the most (36%, 29 miles). No jobs are based in Meadow Township in the Census job records; 11 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Meadow Township by day
On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 30 people are in Meadow Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
The places Meadow Township commutes to
Where Meadow Township clocks in
36% 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.
Where in the region Meadow Township works
About 45% 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.
Meadow Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Meadow Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Chance Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Rainbow Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chance Township and Rainbow Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Meadow 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 Meadow Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Meadow Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Meadow Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lemmon (36%, 29 mi), Sioux Falls (18%, 304 mi), Pollock (9%, 98 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Meadow Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Meadow 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.