Scandinavia Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Employers in Scandinavia Township report 26 jobs; 98 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Scandinavia Township; the top destination outside it is Watertown (16%, 37 miles). 18% of workers work from home, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Scandinavia Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 97 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Scandinavia Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
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 Scandinavia Township goes to work
Where Scandinavia Township clocks in
16% of workers
13% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 50% of the jobs in Scandinavia Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Scandinavia Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 26. 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 Scandinavia Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Scandinavia Township: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Scandinavia Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 77 commuters (the 18% 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.
How far Scandinavia Township goes to work
About 17% 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 Scandinavia Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Toronto (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Scandinavia Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scandinavia Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $124,219 |
| Toronto | 6% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Blom Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Norden Township | under 3% | — | — | 46 min | — |
| Lake Hendricks Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Toronto, Blom Township, Norden Township and Lake Hendricks Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Scandinavia 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 Scandinavia Township: questions
What is the median household income in Scandinavia Township?
$124,219 (±$70,895) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Scandinavia Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Scandinavia Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Scandinavia Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watertown (16%, 37 mi), Clear Lake (13%, 13 mi), Brookings (13%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Scandinavia 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 Scandinavia Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Scandinavia 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.