Sioux Falls draws more than half of Taopi Township’s working residents
Home is the office for 0% of workers (South Dakota 10%). Hardly any stay in Taopi Township for work; outside it, Sioux Falls is the main destination (52%, 21 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 23 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
Who commutes out of Taopi Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 175 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Taopi Township on a workday afternoon, 45% fewer than live here.
0.14 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 Taopi Township goes to work
Where Taopi Township clocks in
4% 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.
83% of the jobs in Taopi Township pay over $3,333 a month
24 jobs are based in Taopi Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Taopi Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 24. 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 Taopi Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes to work from Taopi Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Taopi Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 182 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Taopi Township
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.
The towns around Taopi Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Taopi Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taopi Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $113,958 |
| Chester Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Buffalo Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Burk Township | under 2% | — | — | 9 min | — |
| Grand Meadow Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chester Township, Buffalo Township, Burk Township and Grand Meadow Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Taopi 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 Taopi Township: questions
What is the median household income in Taopi Township?
$113,958 (±$33,456) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Taopi Township?
1.8%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Taopi Township?
23 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 Taopi Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Taopi 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 Taopi Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Taopi 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.