With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Waldro Township works elsewhere
Waldro Township has 7 jobs; 15 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Waldro Township for work; outside it, Sioux Falls is the main destination (20%, 114 miles). Home is the office for 38% of workers, against 10% across South Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Waldro Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 65 people are in Waldro Township on a workday afternoon, 11% 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.
The places Waldro Township commutes to
Where Waldro Township clocks in
7% 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.
100% of the jobs in Waldro Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Waldro Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Waldro Township
of Waldro Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 26 commuters (the 38% 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 Waldro Township
About 73% 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.
Waldro Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Waldro Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waldro Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Cleveland Township | under 7% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Willow Lake Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Kimball Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cleveland Township, Willow Lake Township and Kimball Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Waldro 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 Waldro Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Waldro Township?
79.8%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Waldro Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (20%, 114 mi), Chamberlain (13%, 17 mi), St. Paul (7%, 301 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Waldro 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 Waldro Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Waldro 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.