About two in five of Trail Township’s working residents commute to Lemmon
Hardly any work in Trail Township; the top destination outside it is Lemmon (44%, 5 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole. The Census job records count 9 working residents of Trail Township and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Trail Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 9 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9 people are in Trail Township on a workday afternoon, 50% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 Trail Township’s working residents head each day
Where Trail Township clocks in
44% of workers
11% of workers
11% 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.
Working from home in Trail Township
of Trail Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12 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.
How far it is to work from Trail Township
About 22% 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 Trail Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Trail Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trail Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Flat Creek Township | under 12% | — | — | — | — |
| White Butte Township | under 12% | — | — | — | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 12% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Flat Creek Township, White Butte Township and Lincoln Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Trail 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 Trail Township workers work outside South Dakota. The job records count 22% 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 Trail Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Trail Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Trail Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Trail 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 Trail Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Trail 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.