Sample-Lindblaum House · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Star Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 0% of workers (South Dakota 10%). 14 jobs are based in Star Township, against 45 working residents. Hardly any work in Star Township; the top destination outside it is Sioux Falls (29%, 39 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Star Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 45 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 88 people are in Star Township on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer 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 trip to work from Star Township ends
Where Star Township clocks in
18% of workers
9% 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 79% of work in Star Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Star Township, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 14. 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 Star Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes to work from Star Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Star Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 45 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Star 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.
Next door to Star Township
The biggest share goes to Irene (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Star Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Township | – | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Irene | 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Marindahl Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Daneville Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Bethel Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Riverside Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Irene, Marindahl Township, Daneville Township, Bethel Township and Riverside Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Star 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 Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Star Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Star Township?
27 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 Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (29%, 39 mi), Vermillion (18%, 20 mi), Yankton (9%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Star 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 Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Star 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.