Roscoe draws about half of Modena Township’s working residents
3 jobs are based in Modena Township, and 10 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Modena Township itself; outside it, Roscoe draws the most (50%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Modena Township on a workday
On a workday 10 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 18 people are in Modena Township on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.30 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.
Where Modena Township goes to work
Where Modena Township clocks in
50% 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.
Modena Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Modena Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Modena Township
of Modena Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Near or far: the trip to work from Modena Township
About 22% 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.
Around Modena Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Modena Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modena Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Hosmer Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Bowdle Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hosmer Township and Bowdle Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Modena 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 Modena Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Modena Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Modena Township work?
0% work in town.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Modena Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Modena 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.