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Jobs & commute in Bonilla Township

Bonilla Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each

Bonilla Township has 1 jobs, and 31 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Bonilla Township for work; outside it, Huron is the main destination (23%, 22 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers (South Dakota 10%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Bonilla Township

On a workday 31 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

31live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night62
Workday32
62live here− 31head out to work+ 1come in to work= 32on a workday

About 32 people are in Bonilla Township on a workday afternoon, 48% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.03jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where Bonilla Township goes to work

Hitchcock: 2 residents work here (6%)Elkton: 1 residents work here (3%)Wessington Springs: 1 residents work here (3%)Wolsey: 2 residents work here (6%)Huron: 7 residents work here (23%)Watertown: 4 residents work here (13%)Sioux Falls: 1 residents work here (3%)Rapid City: 1 residents work here (3%)Garfield TownshipRedfield Township: 1 residents work here (3%)Altoona TownshipCuster Township: 1 residents work here (3%)Nance TownshipPalatine TownshipBonilla TownshipHuronWatertownHitchcockWolseyElktonWessington SpringsBonilla Township
1
Huron22.1 mi away
23%7
2
Watertown70.7 mi away
13%4
3
Hitchcock6.3 mi away
6%2
4
Wolsey12.6 mi away
6%2
5
Elkton103.8 mi away
3%1
6
Wessington Springs35.3 mi away
3%1
7
Sioux Falls114.8 mi away
3%1
8
Rapid City234.7 mi away
3%1
9
Redfield Township18.4 mi away
3%1
10
Custer Township26.4 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
32%10
The top trips

Where Bonilla 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.

The jobs

100% of the jobs in Bonilla Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Bonilla TownshipJobs Bonilla Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%29%
Trade, transport & utilities100%35%
Services: health, schools, offices0%35%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%6%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%13%
Over $3,333 a month100%81%

Who does it

29 or younger0%13%
30 to 540%77%
55 and older100%10%
−50%

Jobs based in Bonilla Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 1. 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 Bonilla Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long Bonilla Township spends getting to work: about 8 minutes

A year of commuting
64 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 2.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Bonilla Township8 min
South Dakota18 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Bonilla Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Bonilla Township gets to work
67%Drive alone
33%Walk

Share of the 30 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

Bonilla Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miHuron: 23% · 22.1 miWatertown: 13% · 70.7 miHitchcock: 6% · 6.3 miWolsey: 6% · 12.6 miElkton: 3% · 103.8 miWessington Springs: 3% · 35.3 miSioux Falls: 3% · 114.8 miRapid City: 3% · 234.7 miRedfield Township: 3% · 18.4 miCuster Township: 3% · 26.4 miHuron 23%Watertown 13%Hitchcock 6%Wolsey 6%Elkton 3%Bonilla Township
Bonilla TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
6%Under 10 mi2 residents
45%10–24 mi14 residents
10%25–50 mi3 residents
39%Over 50 mi12 residents

About 39% 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.

Next door

Around Bonilla Township: the bordering towns

Nance Township: few work hereAltoona Township: few work hereGarfield Township: few work hereNance TownshipAltoona TownshipGarfield TownshipBonilla Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Bonilla Township8 min
Garfield Township16 min
Altoona Township20 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownBonilla Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Bonilla Township–——8 min$131,161
Nance Townshipunder 4%————
Altoona Townshipunder 4%——20 min—
Garfield Townshipunder 4%——16 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Nance Township, Altoona Township and Garfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Bonilla Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Bonilla Township: questions

What is the median household income in Bonilla Township?

$131,161 (±$816) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Bonilla Township?

0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Bonilla Township?

8 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 Bonilla Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huron (23%, 22 mi), Watertown (13%, 71 mi), Hitchcock (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Bonilla 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 Bonilla Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Bonilla Township

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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.