Star Prairie Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
Star Prairie Township has 29 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; South Dakota has 10%. Hardly any work in Star Prairie Township itself; outside it, Winner draws the most (31%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Star Prairie Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 29 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 20 people are in Star Prairie Township on a workday afternoon, 59% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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 people from Star Prairie Township work
Where Star Prairie 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.
Working from home in Star Prairie Township
of Star Prairie Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 32 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.
Star Prairie Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 34% 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 Star Prairie Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Star Prairie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Prairie Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Dog Ear Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Rosedale Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Wortman Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dog Ear Township, Rosedale Township and Wortman Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Star Prairie 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 Star Prairie Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Star Prairie Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Star Prairie Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winner (31%, 16 mi), Sioux Falls (14%, 169 mi), Colome (7%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Star Prairie 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 Star Prairie Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Star Prairie 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.