Photo: Runner1928 · CC BY-SA 4.0Work, pay and getting to work in Oacoma Township
There are 29 jobs in Oacoma Township for 24 working residents. For 18% of workers, the job is at home, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole. Hardly any stay in Oacoma Township for work; outside it, Sioux Falls is the main destination (21%, 138 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Oacoma Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 24 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.21 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Oacoma Township ends
Where Oacoma Township clocks in
13% of workers
8% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Oacoma Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oacoma Township, 2014 → 2024: 28 → 29. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Oacoma Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Oacoma Township
of Oacoma Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 32 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.
How many miles Oacoma Township commutes
About 50% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Oacoma Township
The biggest share goes to Oacoma (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oacoma Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oacoma Township | – | — | — | — | $163,929 |
| Iona Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Oacoma | 4% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Brule Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| West Point Township | under 5% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Chamberlain Township | under 5% | — | — | 11 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Iona Township, Oacoma, Brule Township, West Point Township and Chamberlain Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oacoma 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 2024, 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 Oacoma Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oacoma Township?
$163,929 (±$147,790) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oacoma Township?
23.5%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Oacoma Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (21%, 138 mi), Presho (13%, 30 mi), Kennebec (8%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Oacoma 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 Oacoma Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oacoma Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.