Most of Stewart Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
For 5% of workers, the job is at home (South Dakota 10%). Employers in Stewart Township report 7 jobs, and 33 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Stewart Township; the top destination outside it is Winner (27%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Stewart Township
On a workday 33 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 55 people are in Stewart Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 Stewart Township’s working residents head each day
Where Stewart 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: 29% of Stewart Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stewart Township, 2013 → 2023: 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Stewart Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Stewart Township
of Stewart Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 40 commuters (the 5% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Stewart Township
About 36% 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.
Stewart Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stewart Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart Township | – | — | — | — | $75,096 |
| Lincoln Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Keyapaha Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant View Township | under 4% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lincoln Township, Keyapaha Township, Lake Township and Pleasant View Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stewart 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 Stewart Township: questions
What is the median household income in Stewart Township?
$75,096 (±$56,726) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stewart Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Stewart Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winner (27%, 19 mi), Sioux Falls (12%, 152 mi), Platte (6%, 47 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stewart 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 Stewart Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stewart 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.