Tetonka Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Working from home is the commute for 33% of workers, against 10% across South Dakota. Employers in Tetonka Township report 6 jobs, and 16 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Tetonka Township; the top destination outside it is Aberdeen (19%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Tetonka Township on a workday
On a workday 16 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 32 people are in Tetonka Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
Where Tetonka Township goes to work
Where Tetonka Township clocks in
6% 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.
100% of the jobs in Tetonka Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tetonka Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 6. 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 Tetonka Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Tetonka Township
of Tetonka Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8 commuters (the 33% 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 far Tetonka Township’s workers travel
About 38% 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.
How Tetonka Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tetonka Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetonka Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Mellette Township | under 7% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Clifton Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Benton Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| La Prairie Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Sumner Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Beotia Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mellette Township, Clifton Township, Benton Township, La Prairie Township, Sumner Township and Beotia Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tetonka 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Tetonka Township workers work outside South Dakota. The job records count 13% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Tetonka Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Tetonka Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Tetonka Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aberdeen (19%, 26 mi), Redfield (13%, 19 mi), Carrington (6%, 167 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Tetonka 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 Tetonka Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tetonka 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.