About two in three of Prairiewood Township’s working residents commute to Aberdeen
Hardly any stay in Prairiewood Township for work; outside it, Aberdeen is the main destination (68%, 4 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers (South Dakota 10%). There are 72 jobs in Prairiewood Township for 164 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Prairiewood Township
On a workday 163 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 71 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Prairiewood Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.44 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 Prairiewood Township’s residents
Where Prairiewood 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Prairiewood Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Prairiewood Township, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 72. 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 Prairiewood Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Prairiewood Township
of Prairiewood Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 156 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.
Miles to work from Prairiewood Township
About 18% 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.
Prairiewood Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Prairiewood Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairiewood Township | – | — | — | — | $160,625 |
| Ordway Township | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ordway Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Prairiewood 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 Prairiewood Township: questions
What is the median household income in Prairiewood Township?
$160,625 (±$117,765) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Prairiewood Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Prairiewood Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Prairiewood 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 Prairiewood Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Prairiewood 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.