Roswell Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Roswell Township itself; outside it, Sioux Falls draws the most (19%, 55 miles). Employers in Roswell Township report 3 jobs for 31 working residents. Home is the office for 0% of workers, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Roswell Township
On a workday 31 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 34 people are in Roswell Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
Out of Roswell Township to work: where people go
Where Roswell 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 Roswell Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Roswell Township, 2013 → 2023: 129 → 3. 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 Roswell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Roswell Township
of Roswell 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.
The distance from Roswell Township to work
About 45% 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 Roswell Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Roswell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roswell Township | – | — | — | — | $125,417 |
| Rock Creek Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Green Valley Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Howard Township | under 4% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Clinton Township | under 4% | — | — | 106 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rock Creek Township, Green Valley Township, Howard Township and Clinton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Roswell 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 Roswell Township: questions
What is the median household income in Roswell Township?
$125,417 (±$30,376) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Roswell Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Roswell Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (19%, 55 mi), Howard (16%, 7 mi), Mitchell (6%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Roswell 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 Roswell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Roswell 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.