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Jobs & commute in Turton Township

About two in three of Turton Township’s working residents commute to Redfield

Hardly any work in Turton Township; the top destination outside it is Redfield (67%, 26 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole. Turton Township has 3 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Turton Township

On a workday 3 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

3live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night25
Workday22
25live here− 3head out to work+ 0come in to work= 22on a workday

About 22 people are in Turton Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Turton Township’s working residents head each day

TurtonDoland: 1 residents work here (33%)Redfield: 2 residents work here (67%)Ash TownshipTurton TownshipWarren TownshipOlean TownshipSpring TownshipSumner TownshipRedfieldDolandTurton Township
1
Redfield25.5 mi away
67%2
2
Doland9.3 mi away
33%1
The top trips

Where Turton 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Turton Township

Working from home
0%

of Turton Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Turton Township gets to work
20%Drive alone
80%Carpool

Share of the 5 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

Short hops and long hauls from Turton Township

10 mi25 mi30 miRedfield: 67% · 25.5 miDoland: 33% · 9.3 miRedfield 67%Doland 33%Turton Township
Turton TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
33%10–24 mi1 residents
67%25–50 mi2 residents
0%Over 50 mi0 residents

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Turton Township and the towns next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownTurton Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Turton Township–———$108,438
Spring Townshipunder 34%————
Olean Townshipunder 34%————
Turtonunder 34%——18 min—
Ash Townshipunder 34%————
Sumner Townshipunder 34%————
Warren Townshipunder 34%————

Same-state neighbors only. Spring Township, Olean Township, Turton, Ash Township, Sumner Township and Warren Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Turton Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Turton Township: questions

What is the median household income in Turton Township?

$108,438 (±$31,344) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Turton Township?

12.5%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Turton Township work?

0% work in town.

Can you get around Turton 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 Turton Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Turton Township

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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.