Where Oneida Township earns its living
There are 4 jobs in Oneida Township for 6 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Oneida Township
On a workday 6 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 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.
0.67 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.
33% of working residents work in Silver Creek Township
Where Oneida 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
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 Oneida Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Oneida Township
About 17% 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.
33% of Oneida Township works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oneida Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oneida Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Benedict Township | under 17% | — | — | — | — |
| Floyd Township | under 17% | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | under 17% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Silver Creek Township | 33% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Benedict Township, Floyd Township, Union Township and Silver Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Silver Creek Township. Darker towns draw more of Oneida 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 Oneida Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Oneida Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Oneida Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Silver Creek Township (33%, 6 mi), Woonsocket (17%, 12 mi), Alpena (17%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oneida Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oneida 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.