Jobs, income and commuting in Lake Creek Township, SD
Employers in Lake Creek Township report 15 jobs, against 22 working residents. Hardly any stay in Lake Creek Township for work; outside it, Rapid City is the main destination (27%, 59 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Lake Creek Township by day
On a workday 22 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 34 people are in Lake Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.68 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Lake Creek Township ends
Where Lake Creek Township clocks in
27% of workers
18% of workers
14% 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.
In Lake Creek Township, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Creek Township, 2014 → 2024: 8 → 15. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lake Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Lake Creek Township commutes less than 53 miles
About 55% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Lake Creek Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Creek Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Peno Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Quinn Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Hill Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Peno Township, Quinn Township and Lake Hill Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lake Creek 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 2024, 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 Lake Creek Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lake Creek Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lake Creek Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rapid City (27%, 59 mi), Wall (18%, 10 mi), Box Elder (14%, 52 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lake Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Creek Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.