Most of White Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (South Dakota 10%). White Township has 9 jobs; 40 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in White Township for work; outside it, Britton is the main destination (33%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of White Township
On a workday 40 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 61 people are in White Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where White Township’s working residents head each day
Where White 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.
67% of the jobs in White Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in White Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 9. 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 White Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in White Township
of White Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8 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.
How many miles White Township commutes
About 30% 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.
Work in the towns next to White Township
The biggest share goes to Pleasant Valley Township (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | White Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Valley Township | 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Newark Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Victor Township, Pleasant Valley Township and Newark Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of White 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 White Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in White Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in White Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Britton (33%, 7 mi), Miller Township (10%, 8 mi), Sioux Falls (8%, 168 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around White Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 100% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from White Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of White 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.