For about half of its working residents, Phipps Township is a commute to Watertown
Phipps Township has 27 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Hardly any stay in Phipps Township for work; outside it, Watertown is the main destination (48%, 16 miles). Working residents average 27 minutes each way; South Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Phipps Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 27 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 36 people are in Phipps Township on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Out of Phipps Township to work: where people go
Where Phipps Township clocks in
48% 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.
About 27 minutes each way, longer than most of South Dakota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Phipps Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 33 commuters (the 13% 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.
Where in the region Phipps Township works
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.
Phipps Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Phipps Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phipps Township | – | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Maydell Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Fuller Township | under 4% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Eden Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Graceland Township | under 4% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Eden Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Maydell Township, Fuller Township, Eden Township, Graceland Township and Eden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Phipps 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 Phipps Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Phipps Township?
10.8%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Phipps Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Phipps Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Phipps 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 Phipps Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Phipps 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.