Palestine Evangelical Lutheran Church · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0A job hub: Veblen Township has 2.6 jobs per working resident, and 176 people come in to work
Only 6% stay in Veblen Township for work; outside it, Britton is the main destination (19%, 23 miles). Employers in Veblen Township report 180 jobs, against 69 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home; South Dakota has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Veblen Township
On a workday 65 residents head out to work and 4 work right here.
About 320 people are in Veblen Township on a workday afternoon, 52% 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.
Commuting in to Veblen Township: where workers come from
Where Veblen Township clocks in
17% 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of Veblen Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Veblen Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 180. 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 Veblen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Veblen Township
of Veblen Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 73 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 many miles Veblen Township commutes
About 16% 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 Veblen Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Veblen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veblen Township | – | — | — | — | $175,750 |
| La Belle Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| McKinley Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Norway Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. La Belle Township, McKinley Township and Norway Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Veblen 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 Veblen Township: questions
What is the median household income in Veblen Township?
$175,750 (±$144,217) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Veblen Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Veblen Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Britton (19%, 23 mi), Sisseton (17%, 18 mi), Pleasant Valley Township (6%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Veblen 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 Veblen Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Veblen 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.