Earning a living in Prairie Township
Prairie Township has 51 jobs for 81 working residents. Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 10% across South Dakota. Only 1% work in Prairie Township; the top destination outside it is Sioux Falls (36%, 35 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Prairie Township
On a workday 80 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 50 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Prairie Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.63 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.
The towns that employ Prairie Township’s residents
Where Prairie 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.
Jobs in Prairie Township: what the 51 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Prairie Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 51. 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 Prairie Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Prairie Township
of Prairie Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 60 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.
Where in the region Prairie Township works
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.
Prairie Township and its neighbors: 10% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Prairie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Beresford | 10% | B+ | B− | 22 min | $78,793 |
| Alcester Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Emmet Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Glenwood Township | under 2% | — | — | 61 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Alcester Township, Pleasant Township, Emmet Township and Glenwood Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Beresford. Darker towns draw more of Prairie 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 Prairie Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Prairie Township?
20.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Prairie Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (36%, 35 mi), Beresford (10%, 4 mi), Alcester (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Prairie Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Prairie Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Prairie 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.