Riverview Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole. 5 jobs are based in Riverview Township for 61 working residents. Only 2% work in Riverview Township; the top destination outside it is Sioux Falls (23%, 42 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Riverview Township
On a workday 60 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 78 people are in Riverview Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 Riverview Township goes to work
Where Riverview 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.
Factories, building and farms: 80% of the jobs in Riverview Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Riverview Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 5. 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 Riverview Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Riverview Township
of Riverview Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5 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.
The distance from Riverview Township to work
About 18% 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.
Riverview Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Riverview Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Fremont Township | under 4% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Trenton Township | under 4% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Clare Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Spring Creek Township | under 4% | — | — | 8 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fremont Township, Trenton Township, Clare Township and Spring Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Riverview 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 Riverview Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Riverview Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Riverview Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (23%, 42 mi), Colman (13%, 12 mi), Brookings (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Riverview 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 Riverview Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Riverview 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.