Shelby Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 0% of workers, the job is at home; South Dakota has 10%. Employers in Shelby Township report 9 jobs, and 39 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Shelby Township; the top destination outside it is Aberdeen (33%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Shelby Township
On a workday 39 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 51 people are in Shelby Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Out of Shelby Township to work: where people go
Where Shelby 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.
Shelby Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shelby Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 9. 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 Shelby Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Shelby Township
of Shelby Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 40 commuters (the 0% 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 many miles Shelby Township commutes
About 38% 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.
Work in the towns next to Shelby Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shelby Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Brainard Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| South Detroit Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Columbia Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Lansing Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Brainard Township, South Detroit Township, Columbia Township and Lansing Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Shelby 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 Shelby Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Shelby Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Shelby Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aberdeen (33%, 22 mi), Mitchell (8%, 138 mi), Huron (5%, 94 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Shelby Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 25% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Shelby Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shelby 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.