Jobs, income and commuting in White Lake Township, SD
Working residents average 24 minutes each way (South Dakota 18, U.S. 26). For 23% of workers, the job is at home; South Dakota has 10%. Only 7% stay in White Lake Township for work; outside it, Mitchell is the main destination (16%, 35 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of White Lake Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 40 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 51 people come in from elsewhere.
About 93 people are in White Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 13% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.26 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Out of White Lake Township to work: where people go
Where White Lake 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in White Lake Township
54 jobs are based in White Lake Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in White Lake Township, 2014 → 2024: 32 → 54. 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 White Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
White Lake Township’s commute 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 White Lake Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 44 commuters (the 23% 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.
Half of White Lake Township commutes less than 34 miles
About 33% 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.
White Lake Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | White Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Lake Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $77,813 |
| Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Gales Township | under 3% | — | — | 64 min | — |
| Eureka Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Plainfield Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lake Township, Gales Township, Eureka Township and Plainfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of White Lake 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 White Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in White Lake Township?
$77,813 (±$13,854) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in White Lake Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from White Lake Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in White Lake Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mitchell (16%, 35 mi), Plankinton (14%, 13 mi), Plankinton Township (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around White Lake 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 White Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of White Lake 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.