Work means Rapid City for about half of Sunnyside Township’s working residents
36% of workers have no commute at all; South Dakota has 10%. Hardly any work in Sunnyside Township itself; outside it, Rapid City draws the most (50%, 46 miles). Sunnyside Township has 8 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Sunnyside Township by day and by night
On a workday 8 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6 people are in Sunnyside Township on a workday afternoon, 57% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Sunnyside Township: the destinations
Where Sunnyside Township clocks in
50% of workers
13% 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.
Working from home in Sunnyside Township
of Sunnyside Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 commuters (the 36% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Sunnyside Township
About 25% 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 Sunnyside Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sunnyside Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnyside Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Smithville Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
| Ash Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
| Cedar Butte Township | under 13% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Shyne Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Smithville Township, Ash Township, Cedar Butte Township and Shyne Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sunnyside 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 Sunnyside Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Sunnyside Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Sunnyside Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Sunnyside 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 Sunnyside Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sunnyside 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.