About half of Oakwood Township’s working residents commute to Brookings
Hardly any stay in Oakwood Township for work; outside it, Brookings is the main destination (48%, 11 miles). Working residents average 26 minutes each way, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. There are 36 jobs in Oakwood Township for 107 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Oakwood Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 106 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Oakwood Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.34 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.
The towns that employ Oakwood Township’s residents
Where Oakwood Township clocks in
5% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 67% of the jobs in Oakwood Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oakwood Township, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 36. 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 Oakwood Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Oakwood Township takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oakwood Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 110 commuters (the 4% 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 Oakwood Township works
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.
Oakwood Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Volga Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oakwood Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $117,656 |
| Winsor Township | under 1% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Volga Township | 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Preston Township | under 1% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Bruce | under 1% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Sterling Township | under 1% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Winsor Township, Volga Township, Preston Township, Bruce and Sterling Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oakwood 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 Oakwood Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oakwood Township?
$117,656 (±$67,510) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oakwood Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oakwood Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oakwood Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Oakwood 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 Oakwood Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oakwood 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.