With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Ola Township works elsewhere
Ola Township has 2 jobs, and 41 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Ola Township; the top destination outside it is Chamberlain (20%, 12 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Ola Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 41 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 64 people are in Ola Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Ola Township: the destinations
Where Ola 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.
Ola Township makes things: 50% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ola Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 2. 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 Ola Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Ola Township
of Ola Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5 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.
The distance from Ola Township to work
About 44% 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.
How Ola Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ola Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ola Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Richland Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Red Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| America Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Richland Township, Red Lake Township and America Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ola 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 Ola Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Ola Township?
29.4%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Ola Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chamberlain (20%, 12 mi), Sioux Falls (15%, 125 mi), Kimball (12%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ola Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 38% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ola Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ola 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.