New Hope Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 2% stay in New Hope Township for work; outside it, Aberdeen is the main destination (38%, 15 miles). 5 jobs are based in New Hope Township, against 60 working residents. 29% of workers work from home, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of New Hope Township on a workday
On a workday 59 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 44 people are in New Hope Township on a workday afternoon, 56% 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 the trip to work from New Hope Township ends
Where New Hope 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.
Factories, building and farms: 80% of the jobs in New Hope Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 New Hope Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long New Hope Township spends getting to work: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Hope Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27 commuters (the 29% 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 New Hope 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 New Hope Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Hope Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope Township | – | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Clear Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Warner Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Highland Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clear Lake Township, Warner Township and Highland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New Hope 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 New Hope Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in New Hope Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Hope Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Hope Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aberdeen (38%, 15 mi), Groton (15%, 30 mi), Brookings (3%, 115 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around New Hope 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 New Hope Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Hope 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.