About half of Mount Vernon Township’s working residents commute to Mitchell
Commuters spend 25 minutes getting to work on average, where South Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26. Hardly any work in Mount Vernon Township itself; outside it, Mitchell draws the most (45%, 10 miles). Employers in Mount Vernon Township report 18 jobs; 99 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Mount Vernon Township by day
On a workday 99 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 86 people are in Mount Vernon Township on a workday afternoon, 49% fewer than live here.
0.18 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.
The towns that employ Mount Vernon Township’s residents
Where Mount Vernon 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.
Making and building: 50% of jobs based in Mount Vernon Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mount Vernon Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 18. 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 Mount Vernon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Mount Vernon Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mount Vernon Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 92 commuters (the 9% 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 Mount Vernon Township to work
About 31% 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.
Around Mount Vernon Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Beulah Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mount Vernon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $105,000 |
| Hopper Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Beulah Township | 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Dudley Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Blendon Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hopper Township, Union Township, Beulah Township, Dudley Township and Blendon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mount Vernon Township?
$105,000 (±$50,143) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mount Vernon Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mount Vernon Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mount Vernon Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mount Vernon 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.