Photo: Jonathunder · CC BY-SA 4.0Work means Rapid City for about half of Quinn Township’s working residents
Hardly any stay in Quinn Township for work; outside it, Rapid City is the main destination (50%, 57 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home (South Dakota 10%). The Census job records count 4 working residents of Quinn Township and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Quinn Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 4 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7 people are in Quinn Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Quinn Township: the destinations
Where Quinn Township clocks in
50% of workers
25% of workers
25% 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 Quinn Township
of Quinn 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 Quinn Township to work
About 75% 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.
Quinn Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Quinn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Flat Butte Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
| Fairview Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
| Quinn | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Creek Township | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Flat Butte Township, Fairview Township, Quinn and Lake Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Quinn 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 Quinn Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Quinn Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Quinn Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Quinn 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 Quinn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Quinn 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.