Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0Work means Rapid City for about half of Owanka Township’s working residents
0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole. Hardly any work in Owanka Township; the top destination outside it is Rapid City (50%, 32 miles). Owanka Township has 6 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Owanka Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 6 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 24 people are in Owanka Township on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
The places Owanka Township commutes to
Where Owanka Township clocks in
50% of workers
17% of workers
17% 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.
Working from home in Owanka Township
of Owanka Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4 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 Owanka Township to work
About 33% 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.
Around Owanka Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Owanka Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owanka Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Wasta Township | under 17% | — | — | — | — |
| Crooked Creek Township | under 17% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wasta Township and Crooked Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Owanka 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 Owanka Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Owanka Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Owanka Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Owanka 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 Owanka Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Owanka 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.