Work, pay and getting to work in Minnesota Township
Home is the office for 21% of workers, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. Hardly any work in Minnesota Township itself; outside it, Sisseton draws the most (23%, 14 miles). Minnesota Township has 35 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Minnesota Township by day and by night
On a workday 35 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 67 people are in Minnesota Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Where Minnesota Township goes to work
Where Minnesota Township clocks in
23% 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.
Working from home in Minnesota Township
of Minnesota Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 53 commuters (the 21% 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.
Where in the region Minnesota Township works
About 23% 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.
The towns around Minnesota Township
The biggest share goes to Claire City (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Minnesota Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Lien Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Claire City | 6% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Norway Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Enterprise Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lien Township, Claire City, Norway Township and Enterprise Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Minnesota 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 Minnesota Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Minnesota Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Minnesota Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sisseton (23%, 14 mi), Sioux Falls (9%, 162 mi), Harmon Township (9%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Minnesota 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 Minnesota Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Minnesota 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.