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Jobs & commute in Richland Township

About half of Richland Township’s working residents commute to Huron

Working residents average 19 minutes each way, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. Home is the office for 0% of workers; South Dakota has 10%. Hardly any stay in Richland Township for work; outside it, Huron is the main destination (48%, 9 miles).

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

Day and night

Who commutes out of Richland Township, and who commutes in

On a workday 58 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.

58live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
7work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night110
Workday55
110live here− 58head out to work+ 7come in to work= 55on a workday

About 55 people are in Richland Township on a workday afternoon, 48% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.12jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.12 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.

The commute map

The towns that employ Richland Township’s residents

Scottsdale: 1 residents work here (2%)CavourWorthing: 1 residents work here (2%)WilmotDe Smet: 1 residents work here (2%)SalemParkston: 1 residents work here (2%)Alpena: 3 residents work here (5%)Huron: 28 residents work here (48%)Brookings: 2 residents work here (3%)Iona TownshipCuster TownshipCavour TownshipSummit TownshipMilford Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Liberty Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Logan TownshipValley Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Richland TownshipPearl Creek TownshipPearl Creek ColonyRiverside ColonyHuronAlpenaBrookingsMilford TownshipLiberty TownshipValley TownshipRichland Township
1
Huron9.1 mi away
48%28
2
Alpena19.3 mi away
5%3
3
Brookings61.6 mi away
3%2
4
Milford Township18.2 mi away
3%2
5
Liberty Township12.1 mi away
3%2
63%2
7
Scottsdale, AZ1042.1 mi away
2%1
8
Worthing93.3 mi away
2%1
9
De Smet24.3 mi away
2%1
10
Parkston64.5 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
26%15
The top trips

Where Richland 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

86% of the jobs in Richland Township pay over $3,333 a month

7 jobs are based in Richland Township.

Jobs based in Richland TownshipJobs Richland Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms14%29%
Trade, transport & utilities86%24%
Services: health, schools, offices0%47%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month14%17%
Over $3,333 a month86%66%

Who does it

29 or younger29%12%
30 to 5443%55%
55 and older29%33%

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 Richland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

From Richland Township, about 19 minutes to the job

A year of commuting
149 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Richland Township19 min
South Dakota18 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Richland Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Richland Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 9 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.

How far

Miles to work from Richland Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miHuron: 48% · 9.1 miAlpena: 5% · 19.3 miBrookings: 3% · 61.6 miMilford Township: 3% · 18.2 miLiberty Township: 3% · 12.1 miValley Township: 3% · 8 miScottsdale: 2% · 1042.1 miWorthing: 2% · 93.3 miDe Smet: 2% · 24.3 miParkston: 2% · 64.5 miHuron 48%Alpena 5%Brookings 3%Milford Township 3%Liberty Township 3%Richland Township
Richland TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
45%Under 10 mi26 residents
24%10–24 mi14 residents
5%25–50 mi3 residents
26%Over 50 mi15 residents

About 26% 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.

Next door

The towns around Richland Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownRichland Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Richland Township–——19 min$54,226
Pearl Creek Townshipunder 2%————
Cavour Townshipunder 2%——26 min—
Cavourunder 2%——15 min—
Custer Townshipunder 2%——12 min—
Logan Townshipunder 2%————

Same-state neighbors only. Pearl Creek Township, Cavour Township, Cavour, Custer Township and Logan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Richland Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

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 Richland Township: questions

What is the median household income in Richland Township?

$54,226 (±$22,638) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Richland Township?

0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Richland Township?

19 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Richland Township work?

0% work in town.

Can you get around Richland 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 Richland Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Richland Township

Richland 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.