With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Ramsey Township works elsewhere
Ramsey Township has 6 jobs; 47 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Ramsey Township; the top destination outside it is Salem (26%, 11 miles). Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers (South Dakota 10%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Ramsey Township by day
On a workday 47 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 65 people are in Ramsey Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Ramsey Township: the destinations
Where Ramsey Township clocks in
26% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 50% of the jobs in Ramsey Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ramsey Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 6. 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 Ramsey Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Ramsey Township: about 53 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 17 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ramsey Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 56 commuters (the 3% 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.
How many miles Ramsey Township commutes
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 Ramsey Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ramsey Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsey Township | – | — | — | 53 min | $123,125 |
| Brookfield Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Buffalo Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Montrose Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Orland Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Richland Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Brookfield Township, Buffalo Township, Montrose Township, Orland Township and Richland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ramsey 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 Ramsey Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ramsey Township?
$123,125 (±$61,540) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ramsey Township?
4.5%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ramsey Township?
53 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ramsey Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salem (26%, 11 mi), Sioux Falls (23%, 29 mi), Montrose (9%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ramsey 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 Ramsey Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ramsey 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.