More than half of Leola Township’s working residents commute to Watertown
Home is the office for 0% of workers, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. Hardly any work in Leola Township itself; outside it, Watertown draws the most (57%, 17 miles). The trip to work takes 26 minutes on average (South Dakota 18, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Leola Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 30 people are in Leola Township on a workday afternoon, 50% fewer than live here.
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 towns that employ Leola Township’s residents
Where Leola Township clocks in
57% of workers
3% 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.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Leola Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Leola Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 37 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 many miles Leola Township commutes
About 37% 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.
Leola Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Leola Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leola Township | – | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Germantown Township | under 4% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Stockholm Township | under 4% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Mazeppa Township | under 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Waverly Township | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Germantown Township, Stockholm Township, Mazeppa Township and Waverly Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Leola 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 Leola Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Leola Township?
3.8%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Leola Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Leola Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Leola 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 Leola Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Leola 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.