Marty Mission School Gymnasium and St. Therese Hall · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Wahehe Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 18 jobs in Wahehe Township, against 61 working residents. Only 3% stay in Wahehe Township for work; outside it, Wagner is the main destination (26%, 10 miles). The trip to work takes 19 minutes on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Wahehe Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 59 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Wahehe Township on a workday afternoon, 17% 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 Wahehe Township to work: where people go
Where Wahehe Township clocks in
26% of workers
8% 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.
Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Wahehe Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wahehe Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 18. 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 Wahehe Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Wahehe Township: about 19 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wahehe Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 79 commuters (the 9% 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.
How far Wahehe Township’s workers travel
About 36% 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.
Wahehe Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wahehe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wahehe Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $19,091 |
| Ree Township | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| White Swan Township | under 2% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Highland Township | under 2% | — | — | 10 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ree Township, White Swan Township and Highland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wahehe 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 Wahehe Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wahehe Township?
$19,091 (±$9,582) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wahehe Township?
44.8%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wahehe Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wahehe Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wagner (26%, 10 mi), Dante (8%, 12 mi), Lake Andes (8%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wahehe Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 20% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wahehe Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wahehe 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.