Photo: William Neuheisel from DC, US · CC BY 2.0Work and commuting in Webster Township
For 0% of workers, the job is at home (South Dakota 10%). Commuters spend 24 minutes getting to work on average; South Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26. Employers in Webster Township report 223 jobs; 143 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Webster Township fills up on a workday
On a workday 129 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 209 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Webster Township on a workday afternoon, 26% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
The towns that send workers to Webster Township
Where Webster Township clocks in
6% 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, not services: 70% of the jobs in Webster Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Webster Township, 2013 → 2023: 135 → 223. 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 Webster Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Webster Township takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Webster Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 148 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.
Where in the region Webster Township works
About 24% 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.
Work next door: 34% of Webster Township’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Webster Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webster Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $105,417 |
| Webster | 34% | D | B+ | 19 min | $55,179 |
| Racine Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Raritan Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Kidder Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Rusk Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Racine Township, Raritan Township, Kidder Township and Rusk Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Webster. Darker towns draw more of Webster 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 Webster Township: questions
What is the median household income in Webster Township?
$105,417 (±$50,303) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Webster Township?
3.9%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Webster Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Webster Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Webster (34%, 4 mi), Watertown (6%, 38 mi), Aberdeen (4%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Webster 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 Webster Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Webster 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.