A job hub: Hague Township has 3.4 jobs per working resident, and 41 people come in to work
Hardly any work in Hague Township; the top destination outside it is Watertown (33%, 35 miles). Employers in Hague Township report 41 jobs; 12 of its residents have a job. 20% 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 many people are in Hague Township by day
On a workday 12 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 74 people are in Hague Township on a workday afternoon, 64% more 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 people who work in Hague Township live
Where Hague Township clocks in
33% of workers
17% 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.
Hague Township makes things: 76% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hague Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 41. 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 Hague Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Hague Township
of Hague Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 commuters (the 20% 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.
The commute from Hague Township, by distance
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.
Work in the towns next to Hague Township
The biggest share goes to Lake Township (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hague Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hague Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Darlington Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Township | 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Rosedale Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Richland Township | under 9% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Darlington Township, Lake Township, Rosedale Township and Richland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hague 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 Hague Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Hague Township?
23.9%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Hague Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watertown (33%, 35 mi), Clark (17%, 15 mi), Willow Lake (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hague 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 Hague Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hague 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.