Metzgers, William, New Emporium · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Rouse Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Rouse Township has 15 jobs for 70 working residents. Hardly any work in Rouse Township itself; outside it, Wagner draws the most (39%, 11 miles). Working residents average 26 minutes each way (South Dakota 18, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Rouse Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 70 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Rouse Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 the trip to work from Rouse Township ends
Where Rouse Township clocks in
39% of workers
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.
In Rouse Township, 93% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Rouse Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Rouse Township takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rouse Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 68 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.
The distance from Rouse Township to work
About 23% 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.
Work in the towns next to Rouse Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rouse Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouse Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $62,163 |
| Ree Township | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Lone Tree Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ree Township and Lone Tree Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rouse 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 Rouse Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rouse Township?
$62,163 (±$12,403) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rouse Township?
20.5%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rouse Township?
26 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 Rouse Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wagner (39%, 11 mi), Dante (9%, 7 mi), Lake Andes (6%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rouse 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 Rouse Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rouse 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.