Church of Christ in LaRoche Township · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0La Roche Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
La Roche Township has 32 jobs, against 126 working residents. Only 4% work in La Roche Township itself; outside it, Platte draws the most (34%, 18 miles). 0% of workers work from home, against 10% across South Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves La Roche Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 121 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in La Roche Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Out of La Roche Township to work: where people go
Where La Roche Township clocks in
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.
La Roche Township makes things: 53% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in La Roche Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 32. 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 La Roche Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in La Roche Township
of La Roche Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8 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.
How far La Roche Township’s workers travel
About 26% 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.
La Roche Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | La Roche Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Roche Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Landing Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| America Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Lake George Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Eagle Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Landing Creek Township, America Township, Lake George Township and Eagle Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of La Roche 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 Roche Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in La Roche Township?
65.2%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in La Roche Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Platte (34%, 18 mi), Platte Township (17%, 16 mi), Rapid City (5%, 205 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around La Roche 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 Roche Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of La Roche 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.