Riverside Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Riverside Township has 14 jobs; 59 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Riverside Township; the top destination outside it is Vermillion (19%, 18 miles). Commuters spend 27 minutes getting to work on average; South Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Riverside Township by day
On a workday 59 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 77 people are in Riverside Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Where the trip to work from Riverside Township ends
Where Riverside Township clocks in
19% of workers
10% 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.
71% of the jobs in Riverside Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Riverside Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 14. 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 Riverside Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Riverside Township, about 27 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Riverside Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 60 commuters (the 14% 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 distance from Riverside Township to work
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 Riverside Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Riverside Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $106,719 |
| Pleasant Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Glenwood Township | under 2% | — | — | 61 min | — |
| Centerville Township | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Star Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pleasant Valley Township, Glenwood Township, Centerville Township and Star Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Riverside 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 Riverside Township: questions
What is the median household income in Riverside Township?
$106,719 (±$41,840) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Riverside Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Riverside Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Riverside Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vermillion (19%, 18 mi), Sioux Falls (14%, 37 mi), Yankton (10%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Riverside 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 Riverside Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Riverside 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.