Palmyra Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Palmyra Township itself; outside it, Aberdeen draws the most (29%, 31 miles). 1 jobs are based in Palmyra Township, against 31 working residents. 0% 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
Palmyra Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 31 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 29 people are in Palmyra Township on a workday afternoon, 51% 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 Palmyra Township ends
Where Palmyra 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Palmyra 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 Palmyra Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Palmyra Township’s commute takes about 14 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Palmyra Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 31 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 far Palmyra Township goes to work
About 26% 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 Palmyra Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Palmyra Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra Township | – | — | — | 14 min | $74,861 |
| Allison Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Wachter Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Osceola Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Allison Township, Wachter Township and Osceola Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Palmyra 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 Palmyra Township: questions
What is the median household income in Palmyra Township?
$74,861 (±$72,852) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Palmyra Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Palmyra Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Palmyra Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aberdeen (29%, 31 mi), Frederick (16%, 9 mi), Sioux Falls (10%, 188 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Palmyra 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 Palmyra Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Palmyra 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.