Baker House · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Sioux Valley Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Sioux Valley Township itself; outside it, Sioux Falls draws the most (36%, 46 miles). Sioux Valley Township has 4 jobs for 84 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Sioux Valley Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 84 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Sioux Valley Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
The places Sioux Valley Township commutes to
Where Sioux Valley 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.
In Sioux Valley Township, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sioux Valley Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 4. 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 Sioux Valley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Sioux Valley Township
of Sioux Valley Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 65 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.
Half of Sioux Valley Township commutes less than 40 miles
About 21% 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.
The towns around Sioux Valley Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sioux Valley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Valley Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Big Springs Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Spink Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Virginia Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Big Springs Township, Spink Township and Virginia Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sioux Valley 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 Sioux Valley Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Sioux Valley Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Sioux Valley Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (36%, 46 mi), Beresford (15%, 16 mi), Alcester (11%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sioux Valley 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 Sioux Valley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sioux Valley 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.