Work and commuting in Nance Township
Nance Township has 13 jobs, against 15 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 33% of workers, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. Hardly any stay in Nance Township for work; outside it, Huron is the main destination (20%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Nance Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.87 per resident).
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 Nance Township to work: where people go
Where Nance 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of Nance Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nance Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 13. 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 Nance Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Nance Township
of Nance Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2 commuters (the 33% 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 commute from Nance Township, by distance
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.
Work in the towns next to Nance Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nance Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nance Township | – | — | — | — | $2,499 |
| Bonilla Township | under 7% | — | — | 8 min | — |
| Gilbert Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Buffalo Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bonilla Township, Gilbert Township and Buffalo Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nance 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 Nance Township: questions
What is the median household income in Nance Township?
$2,499 (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nance Township?
29.4%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Nance Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huron (20%, 26 mi), Miller (13%, 18 mi), Wolsey (13%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Nance 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 Nance Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nance 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.