Osceola Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 31% of workers, the job is at home, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. Osceola Township has 14 jobs for 87 working residents. Only 1% work in Osceola Township; the top destination outside it is Milbank (43%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Osceola Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 86 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 85 people are in Osceola Township on a workday afternoon, 46% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Osceola Township ends
Where Osceola Township clocks in
43% of workers
6% 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.
Goods, not services: 36% of the jobs in Osceola Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Osceola Township, 2014 → 2024: 36 → 14. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Osceola Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Osceola Township, about 15 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Osceola Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 104 commuters (the 31% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Osceola Township
About 25% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Osceola Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Osceola Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osceola Township | – | — | — | 15 min | $96,875 |
| Mazeppa Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Farmington Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Springdale Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Summit Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Kilborn Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Twin Brooks Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mazeppa Township, Farmington Township, Springdale Township, Summit Township, Kilborn Township and Twin Brooks Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Osceola 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 2024, 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 Osceola Township: questions
What is the median household income in Osceola Township?
$96,875 (±$42,710) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Osceola Township?
46.7%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Osceola Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Osceola Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milbank (43%, 14 mi), Sioux Falls (8%, 121 mi), Watertown (6%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Osceola 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 Osceola Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Osceola Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.