White Rock Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
The average commute takes 13 minutes each way, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. Working from home is the commute for 18% of workers; South Dakota has 10%. Only 2% stay in White Rock Township for work; outside it, Sisseton is the main destination (23%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
White Rock Township by day and by night
On a workday 60 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in White Rock Township on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.62 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.
Out of White Rock Township to work: where people go
Where White Rock Township clocks in
23% of workers
7% 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of White Rock Township’s jobs are in goods
38 jobs are based in White Rock Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in White Rock Township, 2014 → 2024: 314 → 38. 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 Rock Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from White Rock Township: about 13 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of White Rock Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 42 commuters (the 18% 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 Rock Township commutes less than 25 miles
About 34% 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.
Around White Rock Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | White Rock Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Rock Township | – | — | — | 13 min | $72,750 |
| Rosholt | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Victor Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| White Rock | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Harmon Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rosholt, Victor Township, White Rock and Harmon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of White Rock 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 Rock Township: questions
What is the median household income in White Rock Township?
$72,750 (±$18,942) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in White Rock Township?
7.7%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from White Rock Township?
13 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in White Rock Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sisseton (23%, 24 mi), Claire City (7%, 22 mi), Watertown (7%, 71 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around White Rock Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from White Rock Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of White Rock 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.