With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Rusk Township works elsewhere
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (South Dakota 10%). Employers in Rusk Township report 6 jobs, and 60 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Rusk Township itself; outside it, Webster draws the most (20%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Rusk Township by day and by night
On a workday 60 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 72 people are in Rusk Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
The places Rusk Township commutes to
Where Rusk Township 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.
83% of the jobs in Rusk Township pay over $3,333 a month
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 Rusk Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Rusk Township
of Rusk Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21 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.
Miles to work from Rusk Township
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.
The towns next door employ 30% of Rusk Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rusk Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusk Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Morton Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Webster Township | 10% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Butler Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Webster | 20% | D | B+ | 19 min | $55,179 |
| Highland Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Morton Township, Webster Township, Butler Township and Highland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Webster. Darker towns draw more of Rusk 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 Rusk Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Rusk Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Rusk Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Webster (20%, 4 mi), Watertown (15%, 33 mi), Waubay (12%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rusk 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 Rusk Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rusk 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.