Portland Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Portland Township for work; outside it, Watertown is the main destination (24%, 22 miles). Employers in Portland Township report 2 jobs for 25 working residents. Home is the office for 0% of workers; South Dakota has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Portland Township
On a workday 25 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 39 people are in Portland Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Out of Portland Township to work: where people go
Where Portland Township clocks in
24% 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 Portland Township
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 Portland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Portland Township
of Portland Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 25 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.
The commute from Portland Township, by distance
About 16% 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.
Portland Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Portland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Township | – | — | — | — | $80,438 |
| Georgia Township | under 4% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Rome Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Lowe Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Georgia Township, Rome Township and Lowe Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Portland 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 Portland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Portland Township?
$80,438 (±$8,021) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Portland Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Portland Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watertown (24%, 22 mi), Sioux Falls (16%, 96 mi), Gary (8%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Portland 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 Portland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Portland 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.