McKinley Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
There are 3 jobs in McKinley Township, and 8 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 10% across South Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes McKinley Township
On a workday 8 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 24 people are in McKinley Township on a workday afternoon, 17% 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.
25% of working residents work in Red Iron Lake Township
Where McKinley 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.
Most jobs in McKinley Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McKinley Township, 2013 → 2023: 133 → 3. 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 McKinley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in McKinley Township
of McKinley Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 61 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.
Where in the region McKinley Township works
About 25% 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.
Next door is work for 25% of McKinley Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McKinley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Red Iron Lake Township | 25% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Dumarce Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
| Veblen Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
| Bossko Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Red Iron Lake Township, Dumarce Township, Veblen Township and Bossko Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Red Iron Lake Township. Darker towns draw more of McKinley 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of McKinley Township workers work outside South Dakota. The job records count 13% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in McKinley Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in McKinley Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in McKinley Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Red Iron Lake Township (25%, 6 mi), Warner (13%, 67 mi), Veblen (13%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around McKinley 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 McKinley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of McKinley 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.