About half of Rhoda Township’s working residents commute to Platte
8% of workers work from home, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole. Hardly any stay in Rhoda Township for work; outside it, Platte is the main destination (46%, 8 miles). 10 jobs are based in Rhoda Township, against 50 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Rhoda Township on a workday
On a workday 50 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 82 people are in Rhoda Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.20 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.
Where Rhoda Township’s working residents head each day
Where Rhoda 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.
Rhoda Township works in goods: 100% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rhoda Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 10. 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 Rhoda Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Rhoda Township
of Rhoda Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 86 commuters (the 9% 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 Rhoda Township
About 24% 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.
The towns around Rhoda Township
The biggest share goes to Geddes (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rhoda Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhoda Township | – | — | — | — | $138,875 |
| Darlington Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Moore Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Geddes | 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Signal Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Darlington Township, Moore Township, Geddes, Jackson Township and Signal Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rhoda 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 Rhoda Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rhoda Township?
$138,875 (±$55,425) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rhoda Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Rhoda Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Rhoda Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 26% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rhoda Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rhoda 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.