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Jobs & commute in Provo Township

Most of Provo Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident

Hardly any work in Provo Township itself; outside it, Hot Springs draws the most (33%, 27 miles). Provo Township has 2 jobs; 12 of its residents have a job. 100.0% of residents are in poverty, next to 11.9% for South Dakota as a whole.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

In and out of Provo Township on a workday

On a workday 12 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

12live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night34
Workday24
34live here− 12head out to work+ 2come in to work= 24on a workday

About 24 people are in Provo Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.17jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where Provo Township’s working residents head each day

Oelrichs: 1 residents work here (8%)Edgemont: 1 residents work here (8%)Hot Springs: 4 residents work here (33%)Sturgis: 1 residents work here (8%)Rapid City: 1 residents work here (8%)TorringtonProvo TownshipHot SpringsOelrichsEdgemontSturgisRapid CityProvo Township
1
Hot Springs26.8 mi away
33%4
2
Oelrichs32.5 mi away
8%1
3
Edgemont9 mi away
8%1
4
Sturgis87.7 mi away
8%1
5
Rapid City70.4 mi away
8%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
33%4
The top trips

Where Provo 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.

The jobs

Provo Township is a services town

Jobs based in Provo TownshipJobs Provo Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%8%
Trade, transport & utilities0%42%
Services: health, schools, offices100%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less100%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%25%
Over $3,333 a month0%58%

Who does it

29 or younger0%17%
30 to 540%50%
55 and older100%33%
+100%

Jobs based in Provo Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 2. 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 Provo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Provo Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miHot Springs: 33% · 26.8 miOelrichs: 8% · 32.5 miEdgemont: 8% · 9 miSturgis: 8% · 87.7 miRapid City: 8% · 70.4 miHot Springs 33%Oelrichs 8%Edgemont 8%Sturgis 8%Rapid City 8%Provo Township
Provo TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
8%Under 10 mi1 residents
33%10–24 mi4 residents
25%25–50 mi3 residents
33%Over 50 mi4 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Provo Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Provo Township?

100.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Provo Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hot Springs (33%, 27 mi), Oelrichs (8%, 32 mi), Edgemont (8%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Provo Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Provo Township

Provo Township home →

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.