Victor Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
The average commute takes 25 minutes each way; South Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26. Only 2% work in Victor Township itself; outside it, Sisseton draws the most (19%, 20 miles). Employers in Victor Township report 72 jobs, and 48 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Victor Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 47 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 71 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Victor Township on a workday afternoon, 15% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Commuting in to Victor Township: where workers come from
Where Victor Township clocks in
19% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Victor Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Victor Township, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 72. 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 Victor Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes to work from Victor Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Victor Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 121 commuters (the 9% 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 Victor Township
About 38% 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 to Victor Township
The biggest share goes to Rosholt (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Victor Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $88,958 |
| White Rock Township | under 3% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Lien Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Rosholt | 6% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Harmon Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. White Rock Township, Lien Township, Rosholt and Harmon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Victor 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 Victor Township: questions
What is the median household income in Victor Township?
$88,958 (±$9,011) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Victor Township?
1.6%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Victor Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Victor Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sisseton (19%, 20 mi), Sioux Falls (10%, 162 mi), Rosholt (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Victor Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Victor Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Victor 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.