Photo: Jon Harder · CC BY 2.5With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Swan Lake Township works elsewhere
Swan Lake Township has 41 jobs for 117 working residents. Hardly any work in Swan Lake Township; the top destination outside it is Sioux Falls (32%, 29 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Swan Lake Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 116 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 40 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Swan Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Swan Lake Township: the destinations
Where Swan Lake 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.
Factories, building and farms: 71% of the jobs in Swan Lake Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Swan Lake Township, 2014 → 2024: 21 → 41. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Swan Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 34 minutes from Swan Lake Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Swan Lake Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 81 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 Swan Lake Township to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
14% of Swan Lake Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Swan Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swan Lake Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $90,833 |
| Viborg | 14% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Spring Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Turner Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Hurley Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Daneville Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Middleton Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Viborg, Spring Valley Township, Turner Township, Hurley Township, Daneville Township and Middleton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Viborg. Darker towns draw more of Swan Lake 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 2024, 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 Swan Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Swan Lake Township?
$90,833 (±$56,165) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Swan Lake Township?
0.7%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Swan Lake Township?
34 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 Swan Lake Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (32%, 29 mi), Viborg (14%, 4 mi), Centerville (9%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Swan Lake 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 Swan Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Swan Lake Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.