Pearl Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Pearl Township itself; outside it, Sioux Falls draws the most (43%, 44 miles). 3 jobs are based in Pearl Township for 23 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Pearl Township
On a workday 23 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 38 people are in Pearl Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 people from Pearl Township work
Where Pearl Township clocks in
22% 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.
67% of the jobs in Pearl Township pay over $3,333 a month
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 Pearl Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Pearl Township
of Pearl Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Pearl Township
About 22% 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 to Pearl Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pearl Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Spring Lake Township | under 5% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Benton Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Sun Prairie Township | under 5% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Canova Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Spring Lake Township, Benton Township, Sun Prairie Township and Canova Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pearl 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 Pearl Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Pearl Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Pearl Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (43%, 44 mi), Salem (22%, 9 mi), Mitchell (4%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pearl 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 Pearl Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pearl 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.