Warren Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Hardly any stay in Warren Township for work; outside it, Clark is the main destination (31%, 18 miles). There are 3 jobs in Warren Township for 13 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home (South Dakota 10%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Warren Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 13 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 33 people are in Warren Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 Warren Township goes to work
Where Warren Township clocks in
31% of workers
15% of workers
8% 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 Warren Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Warren Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 3. 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 Warren Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Warren Township
of Warren Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 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.
The distance from Warren Township to work
About 23% 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.
Around Warren Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Warren Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Olean Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Oak Gulch Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Spring Valley Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Ash Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Turton Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Olean Township, Oak Gulch Township, Spring Valley Township, Ash Township and Turton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Warren 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 Warren Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Warren Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Warren Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clark (31%, 18 mi), Watertown (15%, 40 mi), Hull (8%, 160 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Warren 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 Warren Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Warren 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.