Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Wismer Township
Working from home is the commute for 100% of workers, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole. Hardly any work in Wismer Township itself; outside it, Aberdeen draws the most (18%, 50 miles). 12 jobs are based in Wismer Township, and 11 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Wismer Township
On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.09 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Wismer Township’s residents
Where Wismer 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.
Wismer Township works in goods: 42% of its jobs
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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Wismer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Wismer Township
of Wismer Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The commute from Wismer Township, by distance
About 18% 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 Wismer Township
The biggest share goes to Pleasant Valley Township (9%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wismer Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wismer Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Nordland Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Dumarce Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Valley Township | 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Hamilton Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Nordland Township, Dumarce Township, Pleasant Valley Township and Hamilton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wismer 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 Wismer Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Wismer Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Wismer Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aberdeen (18%, 50 mi), Miller Township (18%, 13 mi), Britton (9%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wismer Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wismer 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.