Walnut Grove Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
Only 3% stay in Walnut Grove Township for work; outside it, Armour is the main destination (29%, 11 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole. The trip to work takes 14 minutes on average; South Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Walnut Grove Township
On a workday 37 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.18 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Walnut Grove Township to work: where people go
Where Walnut Grove 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.
100% of the jobs in Walnut Grove Township make or build things
45 jobs are based in Walnut Grove Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walnut Grove Township, 2013 → 2023: 123 → 45. 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 Walnut Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Walnut Grove Township’s commute takes about 14 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Walnut Grove Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 102 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.
Miles to work from Walnut Grove Township
About 24% 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.
How Walnut Grove Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Corsica (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walnut Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Grove Township | – | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Corsica | 8% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Garfield Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Holland Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Grandview Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Corsica, Garfield Township, Holland Township and Grandview Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Walnut Grove 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 Walnut Grove Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Walnut Grove Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Walnut Grove Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Walnut Grove Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Armour (29%, 11 mi), Corsica (8%, 3 mi), Platte (8%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Walnut Grove 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 Walnut Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walnut Grove 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.