With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Middleton Township works elsewhere
There are 14 jobs in Middleton Township; 106 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Middleton Township itself; outside it, Sioux Falls draws the most (23%, 21 miles). Working from home is the commute for 4% of workers, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Middleton Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 106 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Middleton Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Commuting out of Middleton Township: the destinations
Where Middleton Township clocks in
Lines 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.
Middleton Township makes things: 43% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Middleton Township, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 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 Middleton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Middleton Township’s commute takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Middleton Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 166 commuters (the 3% 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 Middleton 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.
Work in the towns next to Middleton Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Middleton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $76,555 |
| Davis | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Turner Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Hurley Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Germantown Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Swan Lake Township | 4% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Davis, Turner Township, Hurley Township, Grant Township, Germantown Township and Swan Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Swan Lake Township. Darker towns draw more of Middleton 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 Middleton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Middleton Township?
$76,555 (±$969) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Middleton Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Middleton Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Middleton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (23%, 21 mi), Viborg (11%, 10 mi), Irene (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Middleton 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 Middleton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Middleton 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.