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Jobs & commute in Lone Tree Township

Lemmon draws about three in four of Lone Tree Township’s working residents

At home: 62% of workers have no commute at all (South Dakota 10%). Hardly any work in Lone Tree Township itself; outside it, Lemmon draws the most (78%, 37 miles). The Census job records count 9 working residents of Lone Tree Township and no jobs based in it.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Lone Tree Township

On a workday 9 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

9live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night24
Workday15
24live here− 9head out to work+ 0come in to work= 15on a workday

About 15 people are in Lone Tree Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where Lone Tree Township goes to work

Onida: 1 residents work here (11%)Bison: 1 residents work here (11%)Lemmon: 7 residents work here (78%)Chance TownshipAda TownshipLone Tree TownshipRainbow TownshipLemmonOnidaBisonLone Tree Township
1
Lemmon37.2 mi away
78%7
2
Onida123.4 mi away
11%1
3
Bison8 mi away
11%1
The top trips

Where Lone Tree 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Lone Tree Township

Working from home
62%

of Lone Tree Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 6 in 10
How Lone Tree Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 8 commuters (the 62% 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

Where in the region Lone Tree Township works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLemmon: 78% · 37.2 miOnida: 11% · 123.4 miBison: 11% · 8 miLemmon 78%Onida 11%Bison 11%Lone Tree Township
Lone Tree TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
11%Under 10 mi1 residents
0%10–24 mi0 residents
78%25–50 mi7 residents
11%Over 50 mi1 residents

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

Around Lone Tree Township: the bordering towns

Jobs & commute next door

TownLone Tree Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Lone Tree Township–———$123,438
Ada Townshipunder 12%————
Rainbow Townshipunder 12%————
Chance Townshipunder 12%————

Same-state neighbors only. Ada Township, Rainbow Township and Chance Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Lone Tree Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Lone Tree Township: questions

What is the median household income in Lone Tree Township?

$123,438 (±$28,733) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Lone Tree Township?

0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Lone Tree Township work?

0% work in town.

Can you get around Lone Tree 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 Lone Tree Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Lone Tree Township

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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.