With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Smith Township works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Smith Township for work; outside it, Chamberlain is the main destination (27%, 13 miles). 4 jobs are based in Smith Township; 15 of its residents have a job. At home: 23% of workers have no commute at all (South Dakota 10%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Smith Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 37 people are in Smith Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
Commuting out of Smith Township: the destinations
Where Smith 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.
100% of the jobs in Smith Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Smith Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 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 Smith Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 12 minutes each way, quicker than most of South Dakota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Smith Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 37 commuters (the 23% 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.
Smith Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 40% 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.
Next door to Smith Township
The biggest share goes to Kimball Township (7%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Smith Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Township | – | — | — | 12 min | $68,333 |
| Red Lake Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Cleveland Township | under 7% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Kimball Township | 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Richland Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Red Lake Township, Cleveland Township, Kimball Township and Richland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Smith 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 Smith Township: questions
What is the median household income in Smith Township?
$68,333 (±$33,946) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Smith Township?
12.1%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Smith Township?
12 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Smith Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chamberlain (27%, 13 mi), Kimball (20%, 7 mi), Sioux Falls (20%, 119 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Smith Township without a car?
3% 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 Smith Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Smith 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.