Most of Weber Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% stay in Weber Township for work; outside it, Eureka is the main destination (21%, 34 miles). Weber Township has 4 jobs; 71 of its residents have a job. A typical one-way commute lasts 10 minutes, 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
In and out of Weber Township on a workday
On a workday 70 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Weber Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
The towns that employ Weber Township’s residents
Where Weber 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.
Weber Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Weber Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 4. 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 Weber Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Weber Township, about 10 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Weber Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 130 commuters (the 13% 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.
Miles to work from Weber Township
About 32% 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.
The towns around Weber Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Weber Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weber Township | – | — | — | 10 min | $133,846 |
| Wachter Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Wacker Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wachter Township and Wacker Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Weber 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 Weber Township: questions
What is the median household income in Weber Township?
$133,846 (±$10,131) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Weber Township?
45.8%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Weber Township?
10 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Weber Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Eureka (21%, 34 mi), Leola (10%, 12 mi), Aberdeen (7%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Weber 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 Weber Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Weber 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.