With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Dakota Township works elsewhere
6 jobs are based in Dakota Township, and 26 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Dakota Township; the top destination outside it is Rapid City (38%, 60 miles). 62% of workers work from home; South Dakota has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Dakota Township
On a workday 26 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11 people are in Dakota Township on a workday afternoon, 65% 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 places Dakota Township commutes to
Where Dakota Township clocks in
38% of workers
15% of workers
12% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
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 Dakota Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Dakota Township
of Dakota Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13 commuters (the 62% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Dakota Township
About 76% 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.
Dakota Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dakota Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Howard Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township, Union Township and Howard Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dakota 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 Dakota Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Dakota Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Dakota Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rapid City (38%, 60 mi), Box Elder (15%, 53 mi), Faith (12%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dakota 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 Dakota Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dakota 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.