Most of Hillside Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
36% of workers work from home, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. There are 3 jobs in Hillside Township; 11 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Hillside Township itself; outside it, Bowdle draws the most (36%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hillside Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 25 people are in Hillside Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 towns that employ Hillside Township’s residents
Where Hillside Township clocks in
36% of workers
9% 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.
Making and building: 33% of jobs based in Hillside Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hillside Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 3. 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 Hillside Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Hillside Township
of Hillside Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9 commuters (the 36% 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.
How far Hillside Township’s workers travel
About 27% 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 Hillside Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hillside Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillside Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Vermont Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Glover Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Madison Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Clark Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Vermont Township, Glover Township, Madison Township and Clark Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hillside 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 Hillside Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Hillside Township?
66.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Hillside Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bowdle (36%, 17 mi), Roscoe (9%, 12 mi), Eureka (9%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hillside 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 Hillside Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hillside 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.