Goose Lake Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Goose Lake Township report 5 jobs for 55 working residents. Hardly any stay in Goose Lake Township for work; outside it, Lake Andes is the main destination (18%, 5 miles). 19% of workers have no commute at all, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Goose Lake Township
On a workday 55 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Goose Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
Where the trip to work from Goose Lake Township ends
Where Goose Lake Township clocks in
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.
Goose Lake Township works in goods: 40% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Goose Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 5. 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 Goose Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 10 minutes from Goose Lake Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Goose Lake Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 54 commuters (the 19% 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 Goose Lake Township
About 33% 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 Goose Lake Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Goose Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Lake Township | – | — | — | 10 min | $46,875 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| White Swan Township | under 2% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Moore Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Howard Township | under 2% | — | — | 12 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Jackson Township, White Swan Township, Moore 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 Goose Lake 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 Goose Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Goose Lake Township?
$46,875 (±$38,837) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Goose Lake Township?
28.7%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Goose Lake Township?
10 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Goose Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lake Andes (18%, 5 mi), Wagner (13%, 17 mi), Pickstown (9%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Goose Lake Township without a car?
13% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Goose Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Goose Lake 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.