Roslyn Auditorium · Photo: Wtshymanski · CC BY 3.0Roslyn has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Only 2% stay in Roslyn for work; outside it, Webster is the main destination (24%, 11 miles). Roslyn has 46 jobs, and 89 of its residents work somewhere. Working residents average 32 minutes each way, where South Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Roslyn, and who commutes in
On a workday 87 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Roslyn on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 Roslyn goes to work
Where Roslyn clocks in
9% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Roslyn
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Roslyn, 2013 → 2023: 71 → 46. 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 Roslyn’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Roslyn: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Roslyn workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 45 commuters (the 6% 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 Roslyn
About 26% 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.
Around Roslyn: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Roslyn workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roslyn | – | — | — | 32 min | $49,375 |
| Grenville Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Raritan Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grenville Township and Raritan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Roslyn’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 Roslyn: questions
What is the median household income in Roslyn?
$49,375 (±$23,864) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Roslyn?
15.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Roslyn?
32 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Roslyn work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Webster (24%, 11 mi), Aberdeen (16%, 47 mi), Bristol (9%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Roslyn without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Roslyn, from the people who make the trip.
More of Roslyn
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.