There are 2.6 jobs in Miller Township for every working resident, and 179 people commute in
There are 181 jobs in Miller Township for 70 working residents. Only 3% work in Miller Township; the top destination outside it is Miller (34%, 2 miles). 33% of workers work from home, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Miller Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 68 residents head out to work and 2 work right here.
About 310 people are in Miller Township on a workday afternoon, 57% more than live here.
2.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 in to Miller Township: where workers come from
Where Miller 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.
The kinds of work in Miller Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Miller Township, 2013 → 2023: 119 → 181. 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 Miller Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Miller Township
of Miller Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 32 commuters (the 33% 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 Miller Township’s workers travel
About 40% 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.
Miller Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to St. Lawrence Township (7%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Miller Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| St. Lawrence Township | 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Midland Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Logan Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Alpha Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. St. Lawrence Township, Midland Township, Logan Township and Alpha Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Miller 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 Miller Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Miller Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Miller Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miller (34%, 2 mi), Sioux Falls (7%, 131 mi), St. Lawrence Township (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Miller 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 Miller Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Miller 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.