With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Worthen Township works elsewhere
There are 5 jobs in Worthen Township, and 48 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Worthen Township itself; outside it, Mitchell draws the most (25%, 14 miles). Working from home is the commute for 25% of workers; South Dakota has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Worthen Township
On a workday 48 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 80 people are in Worthen Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
The places Worthen Township commutes to
Where Worthen 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.
Worthen Township makes things: 60% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Worthen Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 5. 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 Worthen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Worthen Township: about 59 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 18.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Worthen Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 52 commuters (the 25% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Worthen Township
About 33% 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.
Around Worthen Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Worthen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worthen Township | – | — | — | 59 min | $88,036 |
| Rosedale Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Beulah Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Rome Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rosedale Township, Beulah Township and Rome Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Worthen 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 Worthen Township: questions
What is the median household income in Worthen Township?
$88,036 (±$53,074) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Worthen Township?
2.3%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Worthen Township?
59 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Worthen Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mitchell (25%, 14 mi), Sioux Falls (17%, 58 mi), Alexandria (13%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Worthen 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 Worthen Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Worthen 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.