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Jobs & commute in Castle Butte Township

Where Castle Butte Township earns its living

Hardly any work in Castle Butte Township; the top destination outside it is Wall (25%, 17 miles). Castle Butte Township has 8 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

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Castle Butte Township

On a workday 8 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

8live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night31
Workday23
31live here− 8head out to work+ 0come in to work= 23on a workday

About 23 people are in Castle Butte Township on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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.

The commute map

Commuting out of Castle Butte Township: the destinations

New Underwood: 1 residents work here (13%)Wall: 2 residents work here (25%)Sioux Falls: 1 residents work here (13%)Rapid City: 2 residents work here (25%)Flat Butte TownshipConata TownshipCastle Butte TownshipInterior TownshipWallRapid CityNew UnderwoodSioux FallsCastle Butte Township
1
Wall17.2 mi away
25%2
2
Rapid City60.4 mi away
25%2
3
New Underwood44.1 mi away
13%1
4
Sioux Falls267.5 mi away
13%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
25%2
The top trips

Where Castle Butte 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.

How far

How far Castle Butte Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWall: 25% · 17.2 miRapid City: 25% · 60.4 miNew Underwood: 13% · 44.1 miSioux Falls: 13% · 267.5 miWall 25%Rapid City 25%Sioux Falls 13%Castle Butte Township
Castle Butte TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
25%10–24 mi2 residents
13%25–50 mi1 residents
63%Over 50 mi5 residents

About 63% 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

Work in the towns next to Castle Butte Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownCastle Butte Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Castle Butte Township–————
Interior Townshipunder 13%————
Conata Townshipunder 13%————
Flat Butte Townshipunder 13%————

Same-state neighbors only. Interior Township, Conata Township and Flat Butte Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Castle Butte 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 Castle Butte Township: questions

Where do people who live in Castle Butte Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wall (25%, 17 mi), Rapid City (25%, 60 mi), New Underwood (13%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Castle Butte Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Castle Butte 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.