Work and commuting in Star Valley Township
0% of workers work from home; South Dakota has 10%. Hardly any work in Star Valley Township itself; outside it, Winner draws the most (27%, 18 miles). A typical one-way commute from Star Valley Township lasts 14 minutes (South Dakota 18, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Star Valley Township
On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 19 people are in Star Valley Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.64 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Star Valley Township goes to work
Where Star Valley 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of Star Valley Township’s jobs are in goods
7 jobs are based in Star Valley Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Star Valley Township, 2014 → 2024: 9 → 7. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Star Valley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Star Valley Township: about 14 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Star Valley Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 37 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.
The distance from Star Valley Township to work
About 18% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Star Valley Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Star Valley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Valley Township | – | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Greenwood Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Lone Star Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Ideal Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Greenwood Township, Lone Star Township and Ideal Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Star Valley 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 2024, 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 Valley Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Star Valley Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Star Valley Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Star Valley Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winner (27%, 18 mi), Colome (18%, 27 mi), Burke (9%, 43 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Star Valley 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 Valley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Star Valley Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.