St. Lawrence Township draws 60 commuters a day, with 2.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 64 jobs in St. Lawrence Township; 30 of its residents have a job. About one in seven work in St. Lawrence Township; the top destination outside it is Miller (17%, 6 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all, 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
Who works in St. Lawrence Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 26 residents head out to work and 4 work right here.
About 79 people are in St. Lawrence Township on a workday afternoon, 76% more 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 people who work in St. Lawrence Township live
Where St. Lawrence Township clocks in
7% 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.
In St. Lawrence Township, 47% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in St. Lawrence Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 64. 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 St. Lawrence Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in St. Lawrence Township
of St. Lawrence Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 46 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.
St. Lawrence Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 33% 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.
St. Lawrence Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Miller Township (7%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | St. Lawrence Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Lawrence Township | – | — | — | — | $31,328 |
| St. Lawrence | under 4% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Grand Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Miller Township | 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Pearl Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. St. Lawrence, Grand Township, Miller Township and Pearl Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence Township: questions
What is the median household income in St. Lawrence Township?
$31,328 (±$647) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in St. Lawrence Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in St. Lawrence Township work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miller (17%, 6 mi), Highmore (7%, 28 mi), Sioux Falls (7%, 126 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. Lawrence 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.