With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Tulare Township works elsewhere
There are 4 jobs in Tulare Township; 14 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Tulare Township itself; outside it, Redfield draws the most (21%, 6 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, 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
How many people are in Tulare Township by day
On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 35 people are in Tulare Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
Commuting out of Tulare Township: the destinations
Where Tulare Township clocks in
7% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Tulare Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Tulare Township
of Tulare Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14 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 Tulare Township goes to work
About 36% 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 Tulare Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tulare Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulare Township | – | — | — | — | $250,000+ |
| Redfield Township | under 8% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Crandon Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Garfield Township | under 8% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Lodi Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Redfield Township, Crandon Township, Lake Township, Garfield Township and Lodi Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tulare 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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Tulare Township: questions
What is the median household income in Tulare Township?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tulare Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Tulare Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Redfield (21%, 6 mi), Aberdeen (21%, 46 mi), Monango (7%, 95 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Tulare 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 Tulare Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tulare 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.