More than half of Parnell Township’s working residents commute to Brookings
Hardly any work in Parnell Township itself; outside it, Brookings draws the most (56%, 11 miles). For 31% of workers, the job is at home, against 10% across South Dakota. The average commute takes 19 minutes each way (South Dakota 18, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Parnell Township
On a workday 87 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 57 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Parnell Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.66 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.
The towns that employ Parnell Township’s residents
Where Parnell 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.
Parnell Township works in goods: 75% of its jobs
57 jobs are based in Parnell Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Parnell Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 57. 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 Parnell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 19 minutes to work from Parnell Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Parnell Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 56 commuters (the 31% 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 Parnell Township, by distance
About 15% 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.
Work in the towns next to Parnell Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Parnell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parnell Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $86,250 |
| Trenton Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Alton Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Spring Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 8 min | — |
| Elkton Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Trenton Township, Alton Township, Spring Creek Township and Elkton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Parnell 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 Parnell Township: questions
What is the median household income in Parnell Township?
$86,250 (±$22,774) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Parnell Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Parnell Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Parnell Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Parnell 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 Parnell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Parnell 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.