Jobs, income and commuting in Wells Township, SD
Hardly any work in Wells Township itself; outside it, Lemmon draws the most (38%, 54 miles). Working from home is the commute for 67% of workers, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. The Census job records count 8 working residents of Wells Township and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Wells Township
On a workday 8 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 14 people are in Wells Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Where people from Wells Township work
Where Wells Township clocks in
38% of workers
13% of workers
13% 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.
Working from home in Wells Township
of Wells Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3 commuters (the 67% 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.
Where in the region Wells Township works
About 75% 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.
The towns around Wells Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wells Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Antelope Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Antelope Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wells 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Wells Township workers work outside South Dakota. The job records count 13% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Wells Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Wells Township?
86.4%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Wells Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lemmon (38%, 54 mi), Aurora (13%, 400 mi), Bison (13%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wells 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 Wells Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wells 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.