Work means Mitchell for about half of Prosper Township’s working residents
Hardly any work in Prosper Township; the top destination outside it is Mitchell (49%, 7 miles). Commuters spend 22 minutes getting to work on average; the South Dakota average is 18, the U.S. 26. Prosper Township has 32 jobs, against 322 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Prosper Township stands out on work
Nearly half of Prosper Township works in Mitchell
157 working residents, 49%, have their main job in Mitchell, 7.3 miles away. That’s far more as work in Prosper Township itself. The commute map ↓
Prosper Township is a place people come home to
There are 32 jobs based in Prosper Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Prosper Township has about 420 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Prosper Township’s working residents have a job less than 8 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 22 minutes, longer than the South Dakota average of 18. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 322 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Prosper Township: the destinations
Where Prosper 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.
How a workday changes Prosper Township
On a workday 321 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Prosper Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
0.10 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.
A commute of about 22 minutes in Prosper Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Prosper Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 236 commuters (the 10% 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.
In Prosper Township, 59% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Prosper Township, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 32. 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 Prosper Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Prosper Township
About 32% 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.
Prosper Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Prosper Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prosper Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $85,208 |
| Rosedale Township | under 1% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Rome Township | under 1% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Lisbon Township | under 1% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rosedale Township, Rome Township and Lisbon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Prosper 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 Prosper Township: questions
What is the median household income in Prosper Township?
$85,208 (±$64,283) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Prosper Township?
9.8%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Prosper Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Prosper Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mitchell (49%, 7 mi), Sioux Falls (13%, 66 mi), Beulah Township (3%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Prosper 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 Prosper Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Prosper 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.