Most of One Road Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Employers in One Road Township report 5 jobs; 25 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in One Road Township for work; outside it, Sisseton is the main destination (44%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves One Road Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 25 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 43 people are in One Road Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
The towns that employ One Road Township’s residents
Where One Road Township clocks in
44% 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.
The kinds of work in One Road Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in One Road Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 5. 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 One Road Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
One Road Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 20% 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.
Next door to One Road Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | One Road Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Road Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Kosciusko Township | under 4% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Alto Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Dry Wood Lake Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Agency Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kosciusko Township, Alto Township, Dry Wood Lake Township and Agency Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of One Road 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 One Road Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in One Road Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in One Road Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sisseton (44%, 12 mi), Summit (8%, 15 mi), Watertown (8%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from One Road Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of One Road 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.