Where Plain Center Township earns its living
Hardly any work in Plain Center Township itself; outside it, Wagner draws the most (31%, 7 miles). A typical one-way commute from Plain Center Township lasts 27 minutes (South Dakota 18, U.S. 26). Plain Center Township has 19 jobs; 32 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Plain Center Township
On a workday 32 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Plain Center Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.59 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.
Where Plain Center Township’s working residents head each day
Where Plain Center Township clocks in
31% of workers
13% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Plain Center Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Plain Center Township, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 19. 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 Plain Center Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Plain Center Township, about 27 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Plain Center Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 78 commuters (the 11% 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 Plain Center Township goes to work
About 28% 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 Plain Center Township
The biggest share goes to Bryan Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Plain Center Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plain Center Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $73,214 |
| Highland Township | under 4% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Bryan Township | 6% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| White Swan Township | under 4% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Howard Township | under 4% | — | — | 12 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Highland Township, Bryan Township, White Swan Township and Howard Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Plain Center 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 Plain Center Township: questions
What is the median household income in Plain Center Township?
$73,214 (±$45,702) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Plain Center Township?
7.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Plain Center Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Plain Center Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wagner (31%, 7 mi), Dante (13%, 13 mi), Sioux Falls (9%, 89 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Plain Center Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Plain Center Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Plain Center 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.