Jobs, income and commuting in Pembrook Township, SD
For 0% of workers, the job is at home; South Dakota has 10%. Hardly any work in Pembrook Township; the top destination outside it is Ipswich (30%, 14 miles). Pembrook Township has 14 jobs for 10 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Pembrook Township
On a workday 10 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 32 people are in Pembrook Township on a workday afternoon, 14% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.40 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Pembrook Township to work: where people go
Where Pembrook Township clocks in
10% 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.
79% of the jobs in Pembrook Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pembrook Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 14. 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 Pembrook Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Pembrook Township
of Pembrook Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14 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 Pembrook Township goes to work
About 20% 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.
Pembrook Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pembrook Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pembrook Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Ravinia Township | under 10% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Belle Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Cortlandt Township | under 10% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ravinia Township, Belle Township and Cortlandt Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pembrook 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 Pembrook Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Pembrook Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Pembrook Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ipswich (30%, 14 mi), Aberdeen (30%, 16 mi), Bowdle (10%, 43 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pembrook 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 Pembrook Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pembrook 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.