Miller Township has 3.8 jobs for every working resident: 238 people commute in to work
244 jobs are based in Miller Township for 64 working residents. About one in ten stay in Miller Township for work; outside it, Britton is the main destination (25%, 3 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all; South Dakota has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Miller Township
On a workday 58 residents head out to work and 6 work right here.
About 390 people are in Miller Township on a workday afternoon, 86% more 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 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.
A place that makes things: 95% of Miller Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Miller Township, 2013 → 2023: 252 → 244. 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.
Miller Township’s commute takes about 8 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 2.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Miller Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 154 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.
The commute from Miller Township, by distance
About 28% 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 the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Pleasant Valley Township (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Miller Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Township | – | — | — | 8 min | $106,607 |
| Stena Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Valley Township | 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Newark Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Lowell Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stena Township, Pleasant Valley Township, Newark Township and Lowell 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 median household income in Miller Township?
$106,607 (±$25,803) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Miller Township?
6.6%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Miller Township?
8 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 Miller Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Britton (25%, 3 mi), Langford (8%, 14 mi), Sioux Falls (5%, 166 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.