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Jobs & commute in Valley Township

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Valley Township works elsewhere

For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole. Employers in Valley Township report 5 jobs, against 66 working residents. Hardly any stay in Valley Township for work; outside it, Armour is the main destination (12%, 5 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

5 jobs based here
Household income
$51K
median · South Dakota $75K
Poverty
86.5%
South Dakota 11.9%
Unemployment
0.0%
South Dakota 2.9% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
0%
0 of 66 working residents
Work from home
0%
South Dakota 10% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Valley Township

On a workday 66 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.

66live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
5work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night140
Workday74
140live here− 66head out to work+ 5come in to work= 74on a workday

About 74 people are in Valley Township on a workday afternoon, 45% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.08jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of Valley Township: the destinations

DelmontPlankinton: 2 residents work here (3%)Corsica: 6 residents work here (9%)Armour: 8 residents work here (12%)Platte: 3 residents work here (5%)Parkston: 2 residents work here (3%)Yankton: 3 residents work here (5%)Aberdeen: 3 residents work here (5%)Sioux Falls: 5 residents work here (8%)Rapid City: 3 residents work here (5%)Hopper TownshipGrandview TownshipValley TownshipWalnut Grove Township: 3 residents work here (5%)Independence TownshipLincoln TownshipGarfield TownshipArmourCorsicaSioux FallsPlatteYanktonAberdeenValley Township
1
Armour4.6 mi away
12%8
2
Corsica7.2 mi away
9%6
3
Sioux Falls78.8 mi away
8%5
4
Platte28.1 mi away
5%3
5
Yankton55.9 mi away
5%3
6
Aberdeen145 mi away
5%3
7
Rapid City251 mi away
5%3
8
Walnut Grove Township9.4 mi away
5%3
9
Plankinton25.9 mi away
3%2
10
Parkston15.1 mi away
3%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%28
The top trips

Where Valley Township clocks in

12%Armour
12% of workers
4.6 mi awayArmour8 Valley Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
9%Corsica
9% of workers
7.2 mi awayCorsica6 Valley Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8%Sioux Falls
8% of workers
78.8 mi awaySioux Falls5 Valley Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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.

The jobs

Valley Township makes things: 80% of its jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Valley TownshipJobs Valley Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms80%23%
Trade, transport & utilities0%21%
Services: health, schools, offices20%56%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less20%21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month20%24%
Over $3,333 a month60%55%

Who does it

29 or younger20%17%
30 to 5420%53%
55 and older60%30%
+25%

Jobs based in Valley Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 5. 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 Valley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Valley Township

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Valley Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 42 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

Valley Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miArmour: 12% · 4.6 miCorsica: 9% · 7.2 miSioux Falls: 8% · 78.8 miPlatte: 5% · 28.1 miYankton: 5% · 55.9 miAberdeen: 5% · 145 miRapid City: 5% · 251 miWalnut Grove Township: 5% · 9.4 miPlankinton: 3% · 25.9 miParkston: 3% · 15.1 miArmour 12%Corsica 9%Sioux Falls 8%Platte 5%Yankton 5%Valley Township
Valley TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
27%Under 10 mi18 residents
15%10–24 mi10 residents
12%25–50 mi8 residents
45%Over 50 mi30 residents

About 45% 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.

Next door

Valley Township and the towns next door

Grandview Township: few work hereIndependence Township: few work hereGarfield Township: few work hereLincoln Township: few work hereGrandview TownshipIndependence TownshipGarfield TownshipLincoln TownshipValley Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Grandview Townshipunder 4% of Valley TownshipIndependence Townshipunder 4% of Valley TownshipGarfield Townshipunder 4% of Valley TownshipLincoln Townshipunder 4% of Valley Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownValley Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Valley Township–———$51,442
Grandview Townshipunder 4%——18 min—
Independence Townshipunder 4%——25 min—
Garfield Townshipunder 4%————
Lincoln Townshipunder 4%————

Same-state neighbors only. Grandview Township, Independence Township, Garfield 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 Valley 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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Valley Township: questions

What is the median household income in Valley Township?

$51,442 (±$474) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Valley Township?

86.5%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Valley Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Armour (12%, 5 mi), Corsica (9%, 7 mi), Sioux Falls (8%, 79 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Valley Township

Valley Township home →
HandbookGetting around Valley TownshipRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in SDShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.