Work and commuting in Viola Township
Home is the office for 29% of workers; South Dakota has 10%. Hardly any work in Viola Township itself; outside it, Wessington Springs draws the most (33%, 7 miles). Working residents average 22 minutes each way; South Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Viola Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 24 people are in Viola Township on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.73 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.
Where Viola Township goes to work
Where Viola Township clocks in
33% of workers
7% 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: 82% of Viola Township’s jobs are in goods
11 jobs are based in Viola Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Viola Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 11. 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 Viola Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Viola Township takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Viola Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 66 commuters (the 29% 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.
Viola Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 33% 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.
How Viola Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Viola Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viola Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $128,021 |
| Anina Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Bristol Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Wessington Springs Township | under 7% | — | — | 8 min | — |
| Blaine Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Anina Township, Bristol Township, Wessington Springs Township and Blaine Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Viola 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 Viola Township: questions
What is the median household income in Viola Township?
$128,021 (±$7,551) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Viola Township?
3.1%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Viola Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Viola Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wessington Springs (33%, 7 mi), Woonsocket (7%, 12 mi), Hill City (7%, 252 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Viola Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 26% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Viola Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Viola 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.