Faulkton draws about half of Arcade Township’s working residents
Hardly any work in Arcade Township itself; outside it, Faulkton draws the most (50%, 9 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers; South Dakota has 10%. Arcade Township has 4 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Arcade Township
On a workday 4 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 33 people are in Arcade Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Where Arcade Township goes to work
Where Arcade Township clocks in
25% 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.
Working from home in Arcade Township
of Arcade Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9 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.
Miles to work from Arcade Township
About 25% 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.
Arcade Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Arcade Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcade Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Lafoon Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
| Hillsdale Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
| Park Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lafoon Township, Hillsdale Township and Park Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Arcade 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 Arcade Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Arcade Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Arcade Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Arcade 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 Arcade Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Arcade 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.