For more than half of its working residents, Oak Gulch Township is a commute to Aberdeen
There are 7 jobs in Oak Gulch Township for 11 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. Hardly any stay in Oak Gulch Township for work; outside it, Aberdeen is the main destination (55%, 32 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Oak Gulch Township
On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 20 people are in Oak Gulch Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.64 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 the trip to work from Oak Gulch Township ends
Where Oak Gulch 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.
Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Oak Gulch Township
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 Oak Gulch Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Oak Gulch Township
of Oak Gulch Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Oak Gulch Township
About 18% 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.
The towns around Oak Gulch Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oak Gulch Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Gulch Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Troy Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Scotland Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Warren Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Conde Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Troy Township, Scotland Township, Warren Township and Conde Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oak Gulch 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 Oak Gulch Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Oak Gulch Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Oak Gulch Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Oak Gulch 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 Oak Gulch Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oak Gulch 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.