More than half of Warner Township’s working residents commute to Aberdeen
A typical one-way commute lasts 20 minutes; South Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26. Hardly any work in Warner Township itself; outside it, Aberdeen draws the most (51%, 10 miles). Warner Township has 98 jobs for 215 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Warner Township, in a few figures
Where Warner Township’s working residents head each day
Where Warner 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.
Who commutes out of Warner Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 215 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 98 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Warner Township on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
0.46 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
A place that makes things: 57% of Warner Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Warner Township, 2013 → 2023: 54 → 98. 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 Warner Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Warner Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Warner Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 111 commuters (the 7% 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 Warner Township
About 25% 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.
Warner Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Aberdeen Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Warner Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warner Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $89,028 |
| Aberdeen Township | 5% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| West Rondell Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| New Hope Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Highland Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Gem Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Aberdeen Township, West Rondell Township, New Hope Township, Highland Township and Gem Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Warner 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 Warner Township: questions
What is the median household income in Warner Township?
$89,028 (±$49,491) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Warner Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Warner Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Warner Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Warner 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 Warner Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Warner 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.