Work means Brookings for about two in five of Volga Township’s working residents
There are 254 jobs in Volga Township, against 200 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (South Dakota 10%). Only 4% stay in Volga Township for work; outside it, Brookings is the main destination (44%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Volga Township, in brief
44% of Volga Township works in Brookings
88 working residents, 44%, have their main job in Brookings, 7.7 miles away. That’s 9 times as many as work in Volga Township itself. The commute map ↓
Few Volga Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 10% across South Dakota. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 200 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Volga Township commutes to
Where Volga Township clocks in
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.
Working from home in Volga Township
of Volga Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 87 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.
The daily flow of workers through Volga Township
On a workday 191 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 245 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Volga Township on a workday afternoon, 13% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.27 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
A place that makes things: 91% of Volga Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Volga Township, 2014 → 2024: 144 → 254. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Volga Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Volga Township, by distance
About 22% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Volga Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Volga Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volga Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Brookings Township | under 1% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Oakwood Township | under 1% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Bangor Township | under 1% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Oslo Township | under 1% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Brookings Township, Oakwood Township, Bangor Township and Oslo Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Volga 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 2024, 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 Volga Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Volga Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Volga Township work?
4% work in town.
Can you get around Volga 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 Volga Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Volga Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.