Spring Township has 1.7 jobs for every working resident: 17 people commute in to work
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Spring Township fills up on a workday
On a workday 10 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 27 people are in Spring Township on a workday afternoon, 35% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
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 Spring Township’s workers come from
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Spring Township clocks in
Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Spring Township makes things: 71% of its jobs are in goods
17 jobs are based in Spring Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Spring Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Spring Township, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 17. 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.
Working from home in Spring Township
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
of Spring Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9 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.
Half of Spring Township commutes less than 39 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
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.
10% of Spring Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Doland (10%). Darker towns draw more of Spring Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Spring Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Raymond Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Doland | 10% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Turton Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Richfield Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Prairie Center Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Raymond Township, Doland, Turton Township, Richfield Township and Prairie Center Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Spring Township?
82.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Spring Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrold (10%, 88 mi), Turton (10%, 8 mi), Doland (10%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Spring 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 Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Spring 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.