Swanson House · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Virginia Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Hardly any work in Virginia Township itself; outside it, Sioux Falls draws the most (25%, 38 miles). Virginia Township has 4 jobs for 93 working residents. Working residents average 29 minutes each way, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Virginia Township on a workday
On a workday 93 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Virginia Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Where Virginia Township goes to work
Where Virginia 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.
75% of the jobs in Virginia Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Virginia Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 4. 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 Virginia Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Virginia Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Virginia Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 130 commuters (the 12% 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.
Where in the region Virginia Township works
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 Virginia Township
The biggest share goes to Hawarden (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Virginia Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $110,655 |
| Eden Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Big Springs Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Alcester Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Sioux Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Eden Township, Big Springs Township, Alcester Township and Sioux Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Virginia 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 Virginia Township: questions
What is the median household income in Virginia Township?
$110,655 (±$64,884) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Virginia Township?
16.8%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Virginia Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Virginia Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (25%, 38 mi), Beresford (14%, 13 mi), Alcester (11%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Virginia 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 Virginia Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Virginia 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.