Most of Capitola Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Capitola Township has 2 jobs, and 75 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Capitola Township itself; outside it, Aberdeen draws the most (13%, 53 miles). The trip to work takes 9 minutes on average (South Dakota 18, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Capitola Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 75 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Capitola Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 towns that employ Capitola Township’s residents
Where Capitola 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.
Capitola Township works in goods: 100% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Capitola Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Capitola Township: about 9 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Capitola Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 34 commuters (the 15% 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.
Half of Capitola Township commutes less than 48 miles
About 48% 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.
How Capitola Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Capitola Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitola Township | – | — | — | 9 min | — |
| Union Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Fordham Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Richfield Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Union Township, Fordham Township, Richfield Township and Harrison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Capitola 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 Capitola Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Capitola Township?
35.4%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Capitola Township?
9 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Capitola Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aberdeen (13%, 53 mi), Doland (7%, 10 mi), Sioux Falls (7%, 106 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Capitola Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 44% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Capitola Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Capitola 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.