For about half of its working residents, Oak Lake Township is a commute to Brookings
There are 41 jobs in Oak Lake Township for 45 working residents. For 70% of workers, the job is at home, against 10% across South Dakota. Hardly any work in Oak Lake Township; the top destination outside it is Brookings (49%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 45 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 41 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 (0.91 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Oak Lake Township to work: where people go
Where Oak Lake 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.
95% of the jobs in Oak Lake Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oak Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 41. 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 Oak Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Oak Lake Township
of Oak Lake Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18 commuters (the 70% 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 Oak Lake Township’s workers travel
About 27% 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.
Oak Lake Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oak Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Lake Township | – | — | — | — | $133,125 |
| Sherman Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Lake Hendricks Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Argo Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sherman Township, Lake Hendricks Township and Argo Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oak Lake 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 Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oak Lake Township?
$133,125 (±$116,794) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oak Lake Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Oak Lake Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Oak Lake 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 Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oak Lake 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.