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Jobs & commute in Myron Township

Most of Myron Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident

Hardly any stay in Myron Township for work; outside it, Faulkton is the main destination (28%, 7 miles). Employers in Myron Township report 10 jobs, against 43 working residents. 0% of workers work from home; South Dakota has 10%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of Myron Township, and who commutes in

On a workday 43 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.

43live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
10work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night150
Workday120
150live here− 43head out to work+ 10come in to work= 120on a workday

About 120 people are in Myron Township on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.23jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where Myron Township’s working residents head each day

Omaha: 1 residents work here (2%)Valley City: 1 residents work here (2%)OrientHecla: 1 residents work here (2%)CresbardFaulkton: 12 residents work here (28%)Brookings: 2 residents work here (5%)Watertown: 2 residents work here (5%)AberdeenSioux Falls: 3 residents work here (7%)Myron TownshipDevoe TownshipMellette Township: 2 residents work here (5%)Emerson TownshipLafoon TownshipTamworth Township: 2 residents work here (5%)Enterprise Township: 3 residents work here (7%)Orient TownshipFaulktonSioux FallsEnterprise TownshipBrookingsWatertownMellette TownshipMyron Township
1
Faulkton7.3 mi away
28%12
2
Sioux Falls155.9 mi away
7%3
37%3
4
Brookings122.3 mi away
5%2
5
Watertown91.6 mi away
5%2
6
Mellette Township26.1 mi away
5%2
75%2
8
Omaha, NE304.1 mi away
2%1
9
Valley City, ND134.8 mi away
2%1
10
Hecla68.2 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
33%14
The top trips

Where Myron 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.

The jobs

70% of the jobs in Myron Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Myron TownshipJobs Myron Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms20%16%
Trade, transport & utilities30%40%
Services: health, schools, offices50%44%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less10%33%
$1,251–$3,333 a month20%23%
Over $3,333 a month70%44%

Who does it

29 or younger0%26%
30 to 5470%37%
55 and older30%37%

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 Myron Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Myron Township

Working from home
0%

of Myron Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Myron Township gets to work
25%Drive alone
75%Walk

Share of the 20 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.

How far

Miles to work from Myron Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miFaulkton: 28% · 7.3 miSioux Falls: 7% · 155.9 miEnterprise Township: 7% · 13.8 miBrookings: 5% · 122.3 miWatertown: 5% · 91.6 miMellette Township: 5% · 26.1 miTamworth Township: 5% · 9.3 miOmaha: 2% · 304.1 miValley City: 2% · 134.8 miHecla: 2% · 68.2 miFaulkton 28%Sioux Falls 7%Enterprise Township 7%Brookings 5%Watertown 5%Myron Township
Myron TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
35%Under 10 mi15 residents
16%10–24 mi7 residents
9%25–50 mi4 residents
40%Over 50 mi17 residents

About 40% 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.

Next door

The towns around Myron Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownMyron Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Myron Township–————
Lafoon Townshipunder 3%————
Devoe Townshipunder 3%————
Emerson Townshipunder 3%————

Same-state neighbors only. Lafoon Township, Devoe Township and Emerson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Myron Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Myron Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Myron Township?

91.7%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Myron Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Faulkton (28%, 7 mi), Sioux Falls (7%, 156 mi), Enterprise Township (7%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Myron 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 Myron Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Myron Township

Myron Township home →

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.