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Jobs & commute in Eagle Township

Rapid City draws about two in five of Eagle Township’s working residents

Eagle Township has 5 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Hardly any stay in Eagle Township for work; outside it, Rapid City is the main destination (40%, 68 miles).

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

Day and night

Eagle Township quiets down on a workday

On a workday 5 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

5live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night9
Workday4
9live here− 5head out to work+ 0come in to work= 4on a workday

About 4 people are in Eagle Township on a workday afternoon, 56% 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

Where people from Eagle Township work

Pierre: 1 residents work here (20%)Rapid City: 2 residents work here (40%)Vrooman TownshipEagle TownshipRapid CityPierreEagle Township
1
Rapid City67.7 mi away
40%2
2
Pierre127.8 mi away
20%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
40%2
The top trips

Where Eagle 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

Miles to work from Eagle Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miRapid City: 40% · 67.7 miPierre: 20% · 127.8 miRapid City 40%Pierre 20%Eagle Township
Eagle TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
0%10–24 mi0 residents
20%25–50 mi1 residents
80%Over 50 mi4 residents

About 80% 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 Eagle Township

Vrooman Township: few work hereVrooman TownshipEagle Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Jobs & commute next door

TownEagle Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Eagle Township–————
Vrooman Townshipunder 20%————

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

Darker towns draw more of Eagle 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 Eagle Township: questions

Where do people who live in Eagle Township work?

0% work in town.

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Eagle Township

Eagle Township home →

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.