Aberdeen draws about half of West Rondell Township’s working residents
Hardly any stay in West Rondell Township for work; outside it, Aberdeen is the main destination (48%, 13 miles). 0% of workers work from home; South Dakota has 10%. The trip to work takes 17 minutes on average, next to 18 for South Dakota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of West Rondell Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 44 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 23 people are in West Rondell Township on a workday afternoon, 65% fewer than live here.
0.02 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from West Rondell Township work
Where West Rondell 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.
West Rondell Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
1 jobs are based in West Rondell Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Rondell Township, 2014 → 2024: 5 → 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs West Rondell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 17 minutes each way for West Rondell Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Rondell Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 26 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 West Rondell Township works
About 16% 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.
West Rondell Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Rondell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Rondell Township | – | — | — | 17 min | — |
| East Rondell Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Warner Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. East Rondell Township and Warner Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Rondell 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 West Rondell Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in West Rondell Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Rondell Township?
17 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 West Rondell Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around West Rondell 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 West Rondell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Rondell 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.