With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of White Swan Township works elsewhere
12 jobs are based in White Swan Township; 147 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in White Swan Township; the top destination outside it is Wagner (20%, 13 miles). Commuters spend 12 minutes getting to work on average, where South Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of White Swan Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 145 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in White Swan Township on a workday afternoon, 18% 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.
Commuting out of White Swan Township: the destinations
Where White Swan Township clocks in
20% of workers
12% 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.
67% of the jobs in White Swan Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in White Swan Township, 2013 → 2023: 40 → 12. 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 Swan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from White Swan Township: about 12 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of White Swan Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 180 commuters (the 12% 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 White Swan Township commutes less than 16 miles
About 32% 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.
White Swan Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | White Swan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Swan Township | – | — | — | 12 min | $88,594 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Goose Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Highland Township | under 2% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Wahehe Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Plain Center Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Jackson Township, Goose Lake Township, Highland Township, Wahehe Township and Plain Center Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of White Swan 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 Swan Township: questions
What is the median household income in White Swan Township?
$88,594 (±$11,151) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in White Swan Township?
31.4%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from White Swan Township?
12 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in White Swan Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wagner (20%, 13 mi), Lake Andes (18%, 4 mi), Dante (12%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around White Swan Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from White Swan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of White Swan 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.