Milltown Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Milltown Township for work; outside it, Parkston is the main destination (29%, 8 miles). There are 2 jobs in Milltown Township, and 28 of its residents work somewhere. A typical one-way commute lasts 30 minutes, next to 18 for South Dakota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Milltown Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 28 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 76 people are in Milltown Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Where the trip to work from Milltown Township ends
Where Milltown 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.
Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Milltown Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Milltown Township, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 2. 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 Milltown Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Milltown Township, about 30 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Milltown Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 85 commuters (the 7% 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 distance from Milltown Township to work
About 32% 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.
Milltown Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Milltown Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milltown Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $97,750 |
| Foster Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Liberty Township | under 4% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Sharon Township | under 4% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Wittenberg Township | under 4% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Foster Township, Liberty Township, Sharon Township and Wittenberg Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Milltown 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 Milltown Township: questions
What is the median household income in Milltown Township?
$97,750 (±$85,949) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Milltown Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Milltown Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Milltown Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Parkston (29%, 8 mi), Sioux Falls (14%, 56 mi), Mitchell (11%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Milltown 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 Milltown Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Milltown 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.