Running Bird Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Running Bird Township has 2 jobs, against 13 working residents. Hardly any work in Running Bird Township itself; outside it, White River draws the most (23%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Running Bird Township
On a workday 13 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12 people are in Running Bird Township on a workday afternoon, 48% 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 Running Bird Township goes to work
Where Running Bird Township clocks in
23% of workers
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.
Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Running Bird Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Running Bird Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 2. 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 Running Bird Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Running Bird Township works
About 17% 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 Running Bird Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Running Bird Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Running Bird Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| New Surprise Valley Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Prospect Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. New Surprise Valley Township and Prospect Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Running Bird 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 Running Bird Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Running Bird Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Running Bird Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are White River (23%, 13 mi), Mission (15%, 27 mi), Wood (8%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Running Bird Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Running Bird 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.