Jobs, income and commuting in Wesley Township, SD
Home is the office for 0% of workers; South Dakota has 10%. Hardly any stay in Wesley Township for work; outside it, Faulkton is the main destination (17%, 17 miles). The Census job records count 12 working residents of Wesley Township and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Wesley Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 12 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 22 people are in Wesley Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 the trip to work from Wesley Township ends
Where Wesley Township clocks in
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.
Working from home in Wesley Township
of Wesley Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 30 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.
Half of Wesley Township commutes less than 28 miles
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.
Around Wesley Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wesley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Northville Township | under 9% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Pioneer Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Devoe Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | under 9% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Northville Township, Pioneer Township, Devoe Township and Union Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wesley 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 Wesley Township workers work outside South Dakota. The job records count 16% 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 Wesley Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Wesley Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Wesley Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Faulkton (17%, 17 mi), Aberdeen (17%, 28 mi), Redwood Falls (8%, 185 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wesley 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 Wesley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wesley 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.