Most of Molan Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
The average commute takes 19 minutes each way, next to 18 for South Dakota and 26 for the U.S. There are 20 jobs in Molan Township, against 43 working residents. Only 2% work in Molan Township itself; outside it, Freeman draws the most (26%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Molan Township
On a workday 42 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Molan Township on a workday afternoon, 18% 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 Molan Township’s working residents head each day
Where Molan 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Molan Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Molan Township, 2013 → 2023: 33 → 20. 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 Molan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Molan Township: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Molan Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 69 commuters (the 8% 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 Molan Township goes to work
About 19% 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 Molan Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Molan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molan Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $141,563 |
| Sweet Township | under 3% | — | — | 8 min | — |
| Salem Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Jamesville Township | under 3% | — | — | 57 min | — |
| Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | 8 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sweet Township, Salem Township, Jamesville Township and Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Molan 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 Molan Township: questions
What is the median household income in Molan Township?
$141,563 (±$7,002) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Molan Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Molan Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Molan Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Freeman (26%, 10 mi), Menno (12%, 6 mi), Sioux Falls (9%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Molan Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 35% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Molan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Molan 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.