Sioux Falls draws more than half of Perry Township’s working residents
A typical one-way commute lasts 21 minutes; South Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26. Hardly any work in Perry Township; the top destination outside it is Sioux Falls (60%, 12 miles). Perry Township has 132 jobs, against 405 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Perry Township: the figures worth knowing
Where people from Perry Township work
Where Perry 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.
Perry Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 403 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 130 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Perry Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.33 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.
28% of the jobs in Perry Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Perry Township, 2013 → 2023: 62 → 132. 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 Perry Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes each way for Perry Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Perry Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 328 commuters (the 10% 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 Perry Township
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 next door: 10% of Perry Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Perry Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $88,621 |
| Lennox | 10% | B+ | C+ | 23 min | $81,761 |
| Germantown Township | under 1% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Grant Township | under 1% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| La Valley Township | under 1% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Germantown Township, Grant Township and La Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lennox. Darker towns draw more of Perry 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 Perry Township: questions
What is the median household income in Perry Township?
$88,621 (±$18,274) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Perry Township?
3.5%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Perry Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Perry Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (60%, 12 mi), Lennox (10%, 4 mi), Tea (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Perry Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Perry Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Perry 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.