Earning a living in Rome Township
Hardly any stay in Rome Township for work; outside it, Clear Lake is the main destination (20%, 14 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 10% across South Dakota. No jobs are based in Rome Township in the Census job records; 25 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Rome Township on a workday
On a workday 25 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 58 people are in Rome Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Out of Rome Township to work: where people go
Where Rome Township clocks in
20% of workers
12% 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 Rome Township
of Rome Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 19 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Rome Township
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.
Next door to Rome Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rome Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Troy Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Portland Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Kranzburg Township | under 4% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Goodwin Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Waverly Township | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Troy Township, Portland Township, Kranzburg Township, Goodwin Township and Waverly Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rome 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Rome Township workers work outside South Dakota. The job records count 12% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Rome Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Rome Township?
31.7%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Rome Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clear Lake (20%, 14 mi), Watertown (12%, 16 mi), Sioux Falls (12%, 96 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rome 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 Rome Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rome 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.