Work and commuting in Cedar Butte Township
Working from home is the commute for 26% of workers, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole. Hardly any work in Cedar Butte Township itself; outside it, Rapid City draws the most (38%, 44 miles). The trip to work takes 31 minutes on average, next to 18 for South Dakota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Cedar Butte Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 8 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
0.75 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 Cedar Butte Township: the destinations
Where Cedar Butte Township clocks in
38% of workers
25% of workers
13% 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.
In Cedar Butte Township, 50% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
6 jobs are based in Cedar Butte Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cedar Butte Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 6. 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 Cedar Butte Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 31 minutes from Cedar Butte Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cedar Butte Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 29 commuters (the 26% 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 Cedar Butte 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.
Next door to Cedar Butte Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cedar Butte Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Butte Township | – | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Lake Flat Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
| Sunnyside Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
| Huron Township | under 13% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Shyne Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Flat Township, Sunnyside Township, Huron Township and Shyne Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cedar Butte 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 Cedar Butte Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Cedar Butte Township?
29.9%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cedar Butte Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cedar Butte Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rapid City (38%, 44 mi), Wall (25%, 10 mi), Custer (13%, 68 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cedar Butte 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 Cedar Butte Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cedar Butte 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.