Most of La Belle Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in La Belle Township itself; outside it, Miller Township draws the most (21%, 19 miles). There are 2 jobs in La Belle Township for 24 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home; South Dakota has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
La Belle Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 24 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 37 people are in La Belle Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Where La Belle Township’s working residents head each day
Where La Belle 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.
In La Belle Township, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 La Belle Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in La Belle Township
of La Belle Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9 commuters (the 0% 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.
Where in the region La Belle Township works
About 17% 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 to La Belle Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | La Belle Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Belle Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Veblen Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Dumarce Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Nordland Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Veblen Township, Victor Township, Dumarce Township and Nordland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of La Belle 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 La Belle Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in La Belle Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in La Belle Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miller Township (21%, 19 mi), Britton (17%, 18 mi), Langford (8%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around La Belle 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 La Belle Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of La Belle 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.