How Sharon Township works: jobs, income and commuting
Sharon Township has 10 jobs for 14 working residents. Hardly any work in Sharon Township; the top destination outside it is Tripp (14%, 9 miles). The average commute, 18 minutes each way, matches the South Dakota norm.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Sharon Township
On a workday 14 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 10 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.
0.71 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.
Commuting out of Sharon Township: the destinations
Where Sharon Township clocks in
14% of workers
7% 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.
Sharon Township works in goods: 80% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sharon Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 10. 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 Sharon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Sharon Township: about 18 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sharon Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 71 commuters (the 4% 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 it is to work from Sharon Township
About 29% 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 Sharon Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sharon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $128,618 |
| Wittenberg Township | under 8% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Kaylor Township | under 8% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| German Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Milltown Township | under 8% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wittenberg Township, Kaylor Township, German Township and Milltown Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sharon 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 Sharon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sharon Township?
$128,618 (±$10,126) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sharon Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sharon Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sharon Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tripp (14%, 9 mi), Vermillion (14%, 58 mi), Olivet (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sharon 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 Sharon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sharon 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.