Sitting Bull Monument · Photo: Malchow · Public domainWhere Ridgeland Township earns its living
Hardly any stay in Ridgeland Township for work; outside it, McIntosh is the main destination (33%, 44 miles). Working from home is the commute for 72% of workers, against 10% across South Dakota. Ridgeland Township has 6 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Ridgeland Township
On a workday 6 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 48 people are in Ridgeland Township on a workday afternoon, 11% 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.
Where Ridgeland Township’s working residents head each day
Where Ridgeland Township clocks in
17% 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 Ridgeland Township
of Ridgeland Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8 commuters (the 72% 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 commute from Ridgeland Township, by distance
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.
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 Ridgeland Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Ridgeland Township?
58.5%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Ridgeland Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McIntosh (33%, 44 mi), Mobridge (17%, 10 mi), Pleasant Ridge Township (17%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ridgeland 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 Ridgeland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ridgeland 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.