Aberdeen draws about half of Ordway Township’s working residents
Hardly any work in Ordway Township itself; outside it, Aberdeen draws the most (45%, 7 miles). 0% of workers work from home; South Dakota has 10%. Employers in Ordway Township report 46 jobs, and 111 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ordway Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 111 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 46 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Ordway Township on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
0.41 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 people from Ordway Township work
Where Ordway 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.
Jobs in Ordway Township: what the 46 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ordway Township, 2013 → 2023: 51 → 46. 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 Ordway Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Ordway Township
of Ordway Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 29 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 many miles Ordway Township commutes
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.
Around Ordway Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ordway Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordway Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Prairiewood Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Prairiewood Village | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Cambria Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | B | D | 15 min | $79,040 |
| Columbia Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Westport Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Garland Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Aberdeen Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Prairiewood Township, Prairiewood Village, Cambria Township, Columbia Township, Westport Township, Garland Township and Aberdeen Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ordway 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 Ordway Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Ordway Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Ordway Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Ordway 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 Ordway Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ordway 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.