With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Zell Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Zell Township itself; outside it, Faulkton draws the most (29%, 19 miles). Employers in Zell Township report 3 jobs, and 28 of its residents work somewhere. 0% of workers work from home; South Dakota has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Zell Township by day and by night
On a workday 28 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 43 people are in Zell Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 Zell Township: the destinations
Where Zell 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Zell Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Zell Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 3. 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 Zell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Zell Township
of Zell Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Zell Township
About 43% 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.
Zell Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Zell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zell Township | – | — | — | — | $144,063 |
| Hillsdale Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Pioneer Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Rockham | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Groveland Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hillsdale Township, Pioneer Township, Rockham and Groveland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Zell 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 Zell Township: questions
What is the median household income in Zell Township?
$144,063 (±$75,840) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Zell Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Zell Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Faulkton (29%, 19 mi), Huron (11%, 49 mi), Aberdeen (11%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Zell 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 Zell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Zell 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.