Work, pay and getting to work in Pratt Township
Hardly any stay in Pratt Township for work; outside it, Aberdeen is the main destination (29%, 147 miles). No jobs are based in Pratt Township in the Census job records; 7 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Pratt Township
On a workday 7 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12 people are in Pratt Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Where Pratt Township goes to work
Where Pratt Township clocks in
14% of workers
14% 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.
The distance from Pratt Township to work
About 43% 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.
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 Pratt Township: questions
Where do people who live in Pratt Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aberdeen (29%, 147 mi), Presho (14%, 14 mi), Kennebec (14%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pratt Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pratt 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.