Summit Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Summit Township report 17 jobs, against 83 working residents. Hardly any work in Summit Township itself; outside it, Madison draws the most (39%, 12 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 31 minutes, where South Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Summit Township by day and by night
On a workday 83 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Summit Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Out of Summit Township to work: where people go
Where Summit Township clocks in
39% 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.
Summit Township works in goods: 82% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Summit Township, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 17. 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 Summit Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Summit Township, about 31 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Summit Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 81 commuters (the 9% 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.
How many miles Summit Township commutes
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.
Summit Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Rutland Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Summit Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $83,125 |
| Fremont Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Rutland Township | 4% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Oslo Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Nunda Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fremont Township, Rutland Township, Oslo Township and Nunda Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Summit 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 Summit Township: questions
What is the median household income in Summit Township?
$83,125 (±$42,358) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Summit Township?
3.8%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Summit Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Summit Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (39%, 12 mi), Brookings (11%, 14 mi), Sioux Falls (8%, 43 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Summit 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 Summit Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Summit 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.