Photo: Pi3.124 · CC BY-SA 4.0Scenic Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
7 jobs are based in Scenic Township for 26 working residents. Hardly any work in Scenic Township; the top destination outside it is Rapid City (35%, 39 miles). 14% of workers have no commute at all, against 10% across South Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Scenic Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 26 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 39 people are in Scenic Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 Scenic Township to work: where people go
Where Scenic Township clocks in
35% of workers
23% of workers
12% 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of Scenic Township’s jobs are in goods
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 Scenic Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Scenic Township
of Scenic Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 30 commuters (the 14% 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 Scenic Township
About 19% 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.
Scenic Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Scenic Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scenic Township | – | — | — | — | $42,115 |
| Imlay Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Crooked Creek Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Imlay Township and Crooked Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Scenic 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 Scenic Township: questions
What is the median household income in Scenic Township?
$42,115 (±$12,754) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Scenic Township?
22.6%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Scenic Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rapid City (35%, 39 mi), Box Elder (23%, 35 mi), Wall (12%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Scenic 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 Scenic Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Scenic 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.