How Susquehanna Township works: jobs, income and commuting
Working residents average 6 minutes each way, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. For 22% of workers, the job is at home; South Dakota has 10%. Employers in Susquehanna Township report 80 jobs for 62 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Susquehanna Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 62 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 80 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Susquehanna Township on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.29 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
27% of working residents work in Parkston
Where Susquehanna 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.
75% of the jobs in Susquehanna Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Susquehanna Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 80. 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 Susquehanna Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Susquehanna Township spends getting to work: about 6 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Susquehanna Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 28 commuters (the 22% 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 Susquehanna Township
About 34% 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.
Susquehanna Township and its neighbors: 27% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Susquehanna Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susquehanna Township | – | — | — | 6 min | $133,000 |
| Parkston | 27% | C | A− | 16 min | $70,139 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Starr Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Kulm Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Liberty Township, Starr Township, Kulm Township and Lincoln Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Parkston. Darker towns draw more of Susquehanna 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 Susquehanna Township: questions
What is the median household income in Susquehanna Township?
$133,000 (±$54,604) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Susquehanna Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Susquehanna Township?
6 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Susquehanna Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Parkston (27%, 3 mi), Mitchell (15%, 24 mi), Sioux Falls (11%, 67 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Susquehanna 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 Susquehanna Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Susquehanna 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.