Work means Watertown for about half of Kampeska Township’s working residents
Employers in Kampeska Township report 39 jobs, and 139 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% stay in Kampeska Township for work; outside it, Watertown is the main destination (50%, 9 miles). The average commute takes 22 minutes each way, where South Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Kampeska Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 136 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Kampeska Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.28 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.
Commuting out of Kampeska Township: the destinations
Where Kampeska Township clocks in
50% 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.
Kampeska Township works in goods: 85% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kampeska Township, 2013 → 2023: 75 → 39. 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 Kampeska Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes each way for Kampeska Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kampeska Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 104 commuters (the 15% 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.
Kampeska Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 24% 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.
The towns around Kampeska Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kampeska Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kampeska Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $92,639 |
| Henry Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Pelican Township | under 2% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Richland Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Henry Township and Richland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Pelican Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kampeska 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 Kampeska Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kampeska Township?
$92,639 (±$20,886) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kampeska Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kampeska Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kampeska Township work?
2% work in town.
Can you get around Kampeska 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 Kampeska Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kampeska 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.