Work means Rapid City for about half of Ash Township’s working residents
Hardly any stay in Ash Township for work; outside it, Rapid City is the main destination (45%, 52 miles). Working from home is the commute for 50% of workers, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole. Ash Township has 11 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
Ash Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11 people are in Ash Township on a workday afternoon, 50% 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.
Commuting out of Ash Township: the destinations
Where Ash Township clocks in
45% of workers
18% of workers
9% 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 Ash Township
of Ash Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13 commuters (the 50% 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 Ash Township’s workers travel
About 45% 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.
Ash Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ash Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Sunnyside Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Huron Township | under 10% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township, Sunnyside Township and Huron Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ash 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 Ash Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Ash Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Ash Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Ash 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 Ash Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ash 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.