Rock Creek Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Hardly any work in Rock Creek Township; the top destination outside it is Sioux Falls (24%, 53 miles). Rock Creek Township has 5 jobs, against 25 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all, against 10% across South Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Rock Creek Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 25 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 51 people are in Rock Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Rock Creek Township goes to work
Where Rock Creek 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.
100% of the jobs in Rock Creek Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rock Creek Township, 2014 → 2024: 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Rock Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Rock Creek Township
of Rock Creek Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 28 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 it is to work from Rock Creek Township
About 28% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Rock Creek Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rock Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek Township | – | — | — | — | $153,929 |
| Spring Lake Township | under 4% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Roswell Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Canova Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Beaver Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Spring Lake Township, Roswell Township, Canova Township and Beaver Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rock Creek 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 2024, 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 Rock Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rock Creek Township?
$153,929 (±$96,679) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rock Creek Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Rock Creek Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (24%, 53 mi), Howard (16%, 11 mi), Howard Township (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Rock Creek 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 Rock Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rock Creek Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.