For about half of its working residents, Miner Township is a commute to Howard
Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 10% across South Dakota. Hardly any work in Miner Township; the top destination outside it is Howard (45%, 14 miles). Employers in Miner Township report 3 jobs; 11 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Miner Township
On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 17 people are in Miner Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.27 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.
Out of Miner Township to work: where people go
Where Miner Township clocks in
9% 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.
Miner Township works in goods: 67% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Miner Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 3. 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 Miner Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Miner Township
of Miner Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18 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 distance from Miner Township to work
About 27% 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.
How Miner Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Miner Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miner Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Clinton Township | under 10% | — | — | 106 min | — |
| Green Valley Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Benedict Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Redstone Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clinton Township, Green Valley Township, Benedict Township and Redstone Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Miner 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 Miner Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Miner Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Miner Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Miner 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 Miner Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Miner 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.