Three Rivers Township draws 107 commuters a day, with 8.2 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Three Rivers Township itself; outside it, Redfield draws the most (23%, 5 miles). 107 jobs are based in Three Rivers Township; 13 of its residents have a job. 28% of workers work from home, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Three Rivers Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 13 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 160 people are in Three Rivers Township on a workday afternoon, 149% more 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 Three Rivers Township’s workers come from
Where Three Rivers 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.
A place that makes things: 42% of Three Rivers Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Three Rivers Township, 2013 → 2023: 107 → 107. 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 Three Rivers Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Three Rivers Township
of Three Rivers Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 29 commuters (the 28% 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 it is to work from Three Rivers Township
About 15% 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.
Work in the towns next to Three Rivers Township
The biggest share goes to Athol Township (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Three Rivers Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Rivers Township | – | — | — | — | $107,308 |
| Groveland Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Redfield Township | under 8% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Great Bend Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Athol Township | 8% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Groveland Township, Redfield Township, Great Bend Township, Jefferson Township and Athol Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Three Rivers 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 Three Rivers Township: questions
What is the median household income in Three Rivers Township?
$107,308 (±$28,054) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Three Rivers Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Three Rivers Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Redfield (23%, 5 mi), Aberdeen (23%, 36 mi), Hitchcock (8%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Three Rivers 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 Three Rivers Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Three Rivers 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.