For about three in four of its working residents, Wayne Township is a commute to Sioux Falls
Home is the office for 31% of workers, against 10% across South Dakota. Commuters spend 25 minutes getting to work on average, next to 18 for South Dakota and 26 for the U.S. Employers in Wayne Township report 310 jobs for 565 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Wayne Township apart
More than half of Wayne Township works in Sioux Falls
439 working residents, 78%, have their main job in Sioux Falls, 6.2 miles away across the town line. That’s 78 times as many as work in Wayne Township itself. The commute map ↓
Most Wayne Township residents work close to home
80% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
A lot of Wayne Township works from home
31% of Wayne Township workers work from home, against 10% across South Dakota. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 565 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Wayne Township ends
Where Wayne 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.
How far it is to work from Wayne Township
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.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Wayne Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wayne Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 392 commuters (the 31% 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.
Who commutes out of Wayne Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 560 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 305 people come in from elsewhere.
About 630 people are in Wayne Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.55 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.
44% of the jobs in Wayne Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wayne Township, 2013 → 2023: 207 → 310. 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 Wayne Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
78% of Wayne Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wayne Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $159,901 |
| Sioux Falls | 78% | B+ | A− | 17 min | $75,970 |
| Wall Lake Township | under 1% | A | D | 23 min | $129,375 |
| Benton Township | under 1% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Benton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Sioux Falls. Darker towns draw more of Wayne 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 Wayne Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wayne Township?
$159,901 (±$42,784) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wayne Township?
11.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wayne Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wayne Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Wayne 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 Wayne Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wayne 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.