Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Lake Hill Township
Hardly any work in Lake Hill Township itself; outside it, Rapid City draws the most (36%, 52 miles). For 18% of workers, the job is at home (South Dakota 10%). 19 jobs are based in Lake Hill Township; 14 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Lake Hill Township
On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 44 people are in Lake Hill Township on a workday afternoon, 13% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.36 per resident).
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 people from Lake Hill Township work
Where Lake Hill Township clocks in
36% of workers
21% of workers
7% 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.
Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Lake Hill Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Hill Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 19. 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 Lake Hill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Lake Hill Township
of Lake Hill Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14 commuters (the 18% 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.
The commute from Lake Hill Township, by distance
About 43% 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.
Work in the towns next to Lake Hill Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Hill Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Hill Township | – | — | — | — | $117,917 |
| Huron Township | under 8% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Wall | under 8% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Lake Creek Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Huron Township, Wall and Lake Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lake Hill 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 Lake Hill Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Hill Township?
$117,917 (±$30,270) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Hill Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lake Hill Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rapid City (36%, 52 mi), New Underwood (21%, 33 mi), Hill City (7%, 70 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lake Hill 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 Lake Hill Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Hill 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.