For nearly all of its working residents, Upper Red Owl Township is a commute to Rapid City
No jobs are based in Upper Red Owl Township in the Census job records; 2 of its residents work elsewhere. Hardly any stay in Upper Red Owl Township for work; outside it, Rapid City is the main destination (100%, 55 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Upper Red Owl Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 2 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 14 people are in Upper Red Owl Township on a workday afternoon, 13% 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.
Out of Upper Red Owl Township to work: where people go
Lines 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Upper Red Owl Township
About 100% 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.
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 Upper Red Owl Township: questions
Where do people who live in Upper Red Owl Township work?
0% work in town.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Upper Red Owl Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Upper Red Owl 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.