Photo: Mrs.Wessington · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Wessington Township works elsewhere
Wessington Township has 1 jobs, against 19 working residents. Hardly any work in Wessington Township; the top destination outside it is Wolsey (21%, 8 miles). 0% of workers work from home; South Dakota has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Wessington Township
On a workday 19 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 27 people are in Wessington Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Wessington Township: the destinations
Where Wessington 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Wessington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Wessington Township
of Wessington Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 33 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Wessington Township
About 26% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Wessington Township
The biggest share goes to Wessington (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wessington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wessington Township | – | — | — | — | $145,625 |
| Sand Creek Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Wessington | 5% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Whiteside Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Wolsey Township | under 6% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Hulbert Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sand Creek Township, Wessington, Whiteside Township, Wolsey Township and Hulbert Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wessington 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 2024, 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 Wessington Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wessington Township?
$145,625 (±$77,257) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wessington Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Wessington Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wolsey (21%, 8 mi), Miller (11%, 19 mi), Morningside (11%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Wessington 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 Wessington Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wessington Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.