Work means Aberdeen for about two in five of Riverside Township’s working residents
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (South Dakota 10%). Hardly any stay in Riverside Township for work; outside it, Aberdeen is the main destination (44%, 21 miles). Riverside Township has 22 jobs for 32 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Riverside Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 32 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 54 people are in Riverside Township on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.69 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.
Commuting out of Riverside Township: the destinations
Where Riverside Township clocks in
3% 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.
In Riverside Township, 73% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Riverside Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 22. 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.
Working from home in Riverside Township
of Riverside Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 41 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Riverside Township
About 32% 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.
Riverside Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Riverside Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Putney Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Groton Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Farmington Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Putney Township, Groton Township and Farmington 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 poverty rate in Riverside Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Riverside Township work?
0% work in town.
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.