Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Spink Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 2% stay in Spink Township for work; outside it, Sioux Falls is the main destination (23%, 47 miles). Spink Township has 36 jobs for 84 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 56% of workers, 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 Spink Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 82 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Spink Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 the trip to work from Spink Township ends
Where Spink 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.
92% of the jobs in Spink Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Spink Township, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 36. 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 Spink Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Spink Township takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Spink Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 74 commuters (the 56% 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 Spink Township
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.
Spink Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Spink Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spink Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $44,801 |
| Brule Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Sioux Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Emmet Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Prairie Center Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Brule Township, Sioux Valley Township, Emmet Township and Prairie Center Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Spink 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 Spink Township: questions
What is the median household income in Spink Township?
$44,801 (±$43,757) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Spink Township?
1.5%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Spink Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 56% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Spink Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (23%, 47 mi), Beresford (20%, 15 mi), Alcester (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Spink Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Spink Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Spink 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.