With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Watauga Township works elsewhere
Watauga Township has 1 jobs for 10 working residents. Hardly any work in Watauga Township; the top destination outside it is McIntosh (30%, 8 miles). Home is the office for 38% of workers (South Dakota 10%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Watauga Township by day
On a workday 10 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 17 people are in Watauga Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Commuting out of Watauga Township: the destinations
Where Watauga Township clocks in
10% 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.
100% of the jobs in Watauga Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Watauga Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 1. 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 Watauga Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Watauga Township
of Watauga Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10 commuters (the 38% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Watauga Township
About 50% 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 Watauga Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Watauga Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watauga Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Prairie View Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Prairie View Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Watauga 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 Watauga Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Watauga Township?
37.9%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Watauga Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McIntosh (30%, 8 mi), Murdo (10%, 146 mi), Eureka (10%, 92 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Watauga 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 Watauga Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Watauga 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.