Milbank draws more than half of Melrose Township’s working residents
16% of workers have no commute at all, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. Hardly any work in Melrose Township; the top destination outside it is Milbank (51%, 5 miles). 56 jobs are based in Melrose Township, against 152 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Melrose Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 151 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 55 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Melrose Township on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.37 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.
Where Melrose Township goes to work
Where Melrose Township clocks in
51% 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: 71% of jobs based in Melrose Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Melrose Township, 2013 → 2023: 41 → 56. 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 Melrose Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Melrose Township
of Melrose Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 152 commuters (the 16% 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.
Melrose Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 23% 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.
Work next door: 11% of Melrose Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Alban Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Melrose Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melrose Township | – | — | — | — | $128,841 |
| Kilborn Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Alban Township | 7% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Geneseo Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Big Stone Township | 4% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kilborn Township, Alban Township, Geneseo Township and Big Stone Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Melrose 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 Melrose Township: questions
What is the median household income in Melrose Township?
$128,841 (±$18,863) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Melrose Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Melrose Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Melrose 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 Melrose Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Melrose 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.