Brown Hall · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0About half of Oneota Township’s working residents commute to Aberdeen
Commuters spend 42 minutes getting to work on average; South Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26. Hardly any work in Oneota Township; the top destination outside it is Aberdeen (47%, 19 miles). There are 10 jobs in Oneota Township; 36 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Oneota Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 36 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 81 people are in Oneota Township on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.28 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.
Where Oneota Township’s working residents head each day
Where Oneota 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.
80% of the jobs in Oneota Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oneota Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 10. 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 Oneota Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Oneota Township takes about 42 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oneota Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23 commuters (the 12% 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 Oneota Township to work
About 31% 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.
Oneota Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oneota Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oneota Township | – | — | — | 42 min | $93,750 |
| Frederick Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Westport Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Franklyn Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Brainard Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Frederick Township, Westport Township, Franklyn Township and Brainard Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oneota 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 Oneota Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oneota Township?
$93,750 (±$42,803) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oneota Township?
1.9%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oneota Township?
42 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oneota Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Oneota Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oneota Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oneota 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.