Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0Interior Township draws 71 commuters a day, with 3.6 jobs for every working resident
There are 73 jobs in Interior Township, and 20 of its residents work somewhere. About one in ten work in Interior Township; the top destination outside it is Kadoka (40%, 21 miles). Below the poverty line: 100.0% of residents; South Dakota has 11.9%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Interior Township
On a workday 18 residents head out to work and 2 work right here.
About 95 people are in Interior Township on a workday afternoon, 126% more than live here.
3.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 towns that send workers to Interior Township
Where Interior Township clocks in
40% of workers
5% 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 health care, schools and offices in Interior Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Interior Township, 2013 → 2023: 112 → 73. 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 Interior Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Interior Township goes to work
About 20% 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 Interior Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Interior Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interior Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Castle Butte Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Weta Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Castle Butte Township and Weta Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Interior 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 Interior Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Interior Township?
100.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Interior Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kadoka (40%, 21 mi), Philip (25%, 23 mi), Rapid City (5%, 68 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Interior Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Interior 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.