How Spring Creek Township works: jobs, income and commuting
A typical one-way commute lasts 8 minutes, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. Hardly any stay in Spring Creek Township for work; outside it, Sioux Falls is the main destination (26%, 43 miles). There are 53 jobs in Spring Creek Township; 47 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Spring Creek Township
On a workday 47 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 53 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.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.13 per resident).
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 towns that employ Spring Creek Township’s residents
Where Spring Creek Township clocks in
19% 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.
Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Spring Creek Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Spring Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 53. 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 Spring Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Spring Creek Township: about 8 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 2.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Spring Creek Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23 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 Spring Creek 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.
Spring Creek Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Spring Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Creek Township | – | — | — | 8 min | — |
| Flandreau Township | under 3% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Ward Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Parnell Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Riverview Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Flandreau Township, Ward Township, Parnell Township and Riverview Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Spring Creek 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 Spring Creek Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Spring Creek Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Spring Creek Township?
8 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 Spring Creek Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (26%, 43 mi), Flandreau (19%, 7 mi), Colman (11%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Spring Creek 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 Spring Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Spring Creek 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.