Making a living in Sangamon Township
There are 15 jobs in Sangamon Township; 15 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 92% of workers, against 10% across South Dakota. Hardly any work in Sangamon Township; the top destination outside it is Bowdle (27%, 14 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 Sangamon Township
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.00 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Sangamon Township: the destinations
Where Sangamon Township clocks in
27% of workers
20% 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.
Sangamon Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
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 Sangamon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Sangamon Township
of Sangamon Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5 commuters (the 92% 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 Sangamon Township
About 20% 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.
Around Sangamon Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sangamon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sangamon Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| North Bryant Township | under 7% | — | — | 9 min | — |
| Glen Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Hosmer Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. North Bryant Township, Glen Township and Hosmer Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sangamon 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 Sangamon Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Sangamon Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Sangamon Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bowdle (27%, 14 mi), Roscoe (20%, 6 mi), Ipswich (13%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sangamon 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 Sangamon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sangamon 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.