For more than half of its working residents, Wellington Township is a commute to Sioux Falls
Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers; South Dakota has 10%. Hardly any work in Wellington Township itself; outside it, Sioux Falls draws the most (62%, 17 miles). The average commute takes 29 minutes each way, next to 18 for South Dakota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Wellington Township on a workday
On a workday 138 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Wellington Township on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.
0.17 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.
Out of Wellington Township to work: where people go
Where Wellington 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.
Goods, not services: 74% of the jobs in Wellington Township
23 jobs are based in Wellington Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wellington Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 23. 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 Wellington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes to work from Wellington Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wellington Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 311 commuters (the 3% 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 Wellington 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.
Work in the towns next to Wellington Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wellington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $136,563 |
| Wall Lake Township | under 2% | A | D | 23 min | $129,375 |
| Humboldt Township | under 2% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Spring Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Humboldt Township and Spring Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wellington 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 Wellington Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wellington Township?
$136,563 (±$12,358) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wellington Township?
5.6%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wellington Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wellington Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (62%, 17 mi), Hartford (13%, 8 mi), Tea (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wellington 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 Wellington Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wellington 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.