How Summit Township works: jobs, income and commuting
The Census job records count 17 working residents of Summit Township and no jobs based in it. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. Hardly any work in Summit Township; the top destination outside it is Sisseton (18%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Summit Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 18 people are in Summit Township on a workday afternoon, 49% 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 Summit Township goes to work
Where Summit Township clocks in
18% of workers
12% 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.
Working from home in Summit Township
of Summit Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9 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 Summit Township to work
About 29% 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.
Summit Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Summit (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Summit Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Summit | 6% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Spring Grove Township | under 6% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Springdale Township | under 6% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Farmington Township | under 6% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Osceola Township | under 6% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Ortley Township | under 6% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Summit, Spring Grove Township, Springdale Township, Farmington Township, Osceola Township and Ortley 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 poverty rate in Summit Township?
11.1%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Summit Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sisseton (18%, 22 mi), Sioux Falls (12%, 126 mi), Agency Village (12%, 16 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.