Wewela Hall · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Making a living in Rames Township
0% of workers work from home (South Dakota 10%). Hardly any stay in Rames Township for work; outside it, Winner is the main destination (19%, 23 miles). The Census job records count 16 working residents of Rames Township and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Rames Township
On a workday 16 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 19 people are in Rames Township on a workday afternoon, 46% 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.
Out of Rames Township to work: where people go
Where Rames 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.
Working from home in Rames Township
of Rames Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Rames Township
About 38% 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.
Rames Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rames Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rames Township | – | — | — | — | $23,750 |
| Millboro Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Keyapaha Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Millboro Township, Keyapaha Township and Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rames 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 Rames Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rames Township?
$23,750 (±$2,932) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rames Township?
31.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Rames Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winner (19%, 23 mi), Curlew Township (13%, 38 mi), Lamro Township (13%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rames 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 Rames Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rames 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.