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Jobs & commute in Olean Township

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Olean Township works elsewhere

1 jobs are based in Olean Township; 9 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Olean Township; the top destination outside it is Aberdeen (33%, 32 miles).

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

Day and night

How a workday changes Olean Township

On a workday 9 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

9live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night40
Workday32
40live here− 9head out to work+ 1come in to work= 32on a workday

About 32 people are in Olean Township on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.11jobs 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

Commuting out of Olean Township: the destinations

Turton: 1 residents work here (11%)CondeDolandRedfield: 1 residents work here (11%)Vermillion: 1 residents work here (11%)Yankton: 1 residents work here (11%)Aberdeen: 3 residents work here (33%)Sioux Falls: 1 residents work here (11%)La Prairie Township: 1 residents work here (11%)Turton TownshipWarren TownshipOlean TownshipSumner TownshipBenton TownshipAberdeenTurtonRedfieldVermillionYanktonSioux FallsOlean Township
1
Aberdeen32 mi away
33%3
2
Turton5 mi away
11%1
3
Redfield28.4 mi away
11%1
4
Vermillion170.2 mi away
11%1
5
Yankton156.8 mi away
11%1
6
Sioux Falls126.3 mi away
11%1
711%1
The top trips

Where Olean 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

100% of the jobs in Olean Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Olean TownshipJobs Olean Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%11%
Trade, transport & utilities100%11%
Services: health, schools, offices0%78%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%0%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%33%
Over $3,333 a month100%67%

Who does it

29 or younger0%11%
30 to 54100%89%
55 and older0%0%
−67%

Jobs based in Olean Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 1. 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 Olean Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Miles to work from Olean Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miAberdeen: 33% · 32 miTurton: 11% · 5 miRedfield: 11% · 28.4 miVermillion: 11% · 170.2 miYankton: 11% · 156.8 miSioux Falls: 11% · 126.3 miLa Prairie Township: 11% · 14.5 miAberdeen 33%Turton 11%Redfield 11%Vermillion 11%Yankton 11%Olean Township
Olean TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
11%Under 10 mi1 residents
11%10–24 mi1 residents
44%25–50 mi4 residents
33%Over 50 mi3 residents

About 33% 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 Olean Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownOlean Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Olean Township–————
Warren Townshipunder 12%————
Turton Townshipunder 12%————
Condeunder 12%——16 min—
Benton Townshipunder 12%————
Sumner Townshipunder 12%————

Same-state neighbors only. Warren Township, Turton Township, Conde, Benton Township and Sumner Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Olean 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 Olean Township: questions

Where do people who live in Olean Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aberdeen (33%, 32 mi), Turton (11%, 5 mi), Redfield (11%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Olean Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Olean Township

Olean 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.