Photo: Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs, income and commuting in Roscoe, SD
Employers in Roscoe report 151 jobs, and 114 of its residents work somewhere. About one in ten stay in Roscoe for work; outside it, Bowdle is the main destination (15%, 16 miles). A typical one-way commute from Roscoe lasts 17 minutes (South Dakota 18, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Roscoe on a workday
On a workday 102 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 139 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Roscoe on a workday afternoon, 13% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.32 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Roscoe’s residents
Where Roscoe clocks in
15% 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.
Jobs in Roscoe: what the 151 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Roscoe, 2013 → 2023: 148 → 151. 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 Roscoe’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 17 minutes each way for Roscoe’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Roscoe workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 126 commuters (the 7% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Roscoe
About 34% 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.
How Roscoe compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Roscoe workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roscoe | – | — | — | 17 min | $38,750 |
| Glen Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Bryant Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Glen Township and Bryant Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Roscoe’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 Roscoe: questions
What is the median household income in Roscoe?
$38,750 (±$32,238) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Roscoe?
31.6%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Roscoe?
17 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Roscoe work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bowdle (15%, 16 mi), Aberdeen (10%, 42 mi), Sioux Falls (10%, 184 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Roscoe without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Roscoe, from the people who make the trip.
More of Roscoe
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.