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Jobs & commute in Kolls Township

Murdo draws about half of Kolls Township’s working residents

No jobs are based in Kolls Township in the Census job records; 4 of its residents work elsewhere. Hardly any work in Kolls Township itself; outside it, Murdo draws the most (50%, 11 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Kolls Township

On a workday 4 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

4live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night7
Workday3
7live here− 4head out to work+ 0come in to work= 3on a workday

About 3 people are in Kolls Township on a workday afternoon, 57% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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.

The commute map

Where people from Kolls Township work

Murdo: 2 residents work here (50%)Platte: 1 residents work here (25%)Rapid City: 1 residents work here (25%)Kolls TownshipVirgil TownshipMurdoPlatteRapid CityKolls Township
1
Murdo11.4 mi away
50%2
2
Platte99.7 mi away
25%1
3
Rapid City128.9 mi away
25%1
The top trips

Where Kolls Township clocks in

Lines 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.

How far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Kolls Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMurdo: 50% · 11.4 miPlatte: 25% · 99.7 miRapid City: 25% · 128.9 miMurdo 50%Platte 25%Rapid City 25%Kolls Township
Kolls TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
50%10–24 mi2 residents
0%25–50 mi0 residents
50%Over 50 mi2 residents

About 50% 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

Work in the towns next to Kolls Township

Virgil Township: few work hereVirgil TownshipKolls Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Jobs & commute next door

TownKolls Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Kolls Township–————
Virgil Townshipunder 25%————

Same-state neighbors only. Virgil Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Kolls Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Kolls Township: questions

Where do people who live in Kolls Township work?

0% work in town.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Kolls Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Kolls Township

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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.