Jobs and the daily commute in Wolsey Township
A typical one-way commute from Wolsey Township lasts 15 minutes (South Dakota 18, U.S. 26). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 10% across South Dakota. 19 jobs are based in Wolsey Township; 26 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Wolsey Township
On a workday 26 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 63 people are in Wolsey Township on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
0.73 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.
15% of working residents work in Wolsey
Where Wolsey 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.
Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Wolsey Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wolsey Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 19. 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 Wolsey Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Wolsey Township: about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wolsey Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 34 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 far it is to work from Wolsey Township
About 46% 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.
Bordering towns draw 15% of Wolsey Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wolsey Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolsey Township | – | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Vernon Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Wolsey | 15% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Hartland Township | under 4% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Allen Township | under 4% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Wessington Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Vernon Township, Wolsey, Hartland Township, Allen Township and Wessington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wolsey. Darker towns draw more of Wolsey 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 Wolsey Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Wolsey Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wolsey Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wolsey Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wolsey (15%, 2 mi), Huron (15%, 16 mi), Milbank (8%, 108 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wolsey 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 Wolsey Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wolsey 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.