Most of Nunda Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Nunda Township report 7 jobs, against 53 working residents. Hardly any stay in Nunda Township for work; outside it, Madison is the main destination (34%, 10 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 38 minutes; South Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Nunda Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 53 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 66 people are in Nunda Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Nunda Township’s residents
Where Nunda Township clocks in
34% of workersLines 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.
Jobs in Nunda Township: what the 7 are
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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Nunda Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Nunda Township: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nunda Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 40 commuters (the 5% 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 Nunda Township, by distance
About 21% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Nunda Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nunda Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nunda Township | – | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Le Roy Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Badus Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Nunda | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Summit Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Lake Sinai Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Le Roy Township, Badus Township, Nunda, Summit Township and Lake Sinai Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nunda 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 2024, 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 Nunda Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Nunda Township?
4.8%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nunda Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nunda Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (34%, 10 mi), Sioux Falls (15%, 45 mi), Ramona (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Nunda 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 Nunda Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nunda Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.