Jobs and earnings in Whiteside Township, and the trip to work
Only 5% stay in Whiteside Township for work; outside it, Huron is the main destination (26%, 23 miles). Home is the office for 56% of workers, next to 10% for South Dakota as a whole. 17 jobs are based in Whiteside Township; 19 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Whiteside Township by day
On a workday 18 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.89 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Whiteside Township work
Where Whiteside Township clocks in
11% 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: 100% of the jobs in Whiteside Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Whiteside Township, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 17. 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 Whiteside Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Whiteside Township
of Whiteside Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12 commuters (the 56% 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 Whiteside Township commutes less than 22 miles
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.
Whiteside Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Whiteside Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteside Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Allen Township | under 6% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Wessington | under 6% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Wessington Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Allen Township, Wessington and Wessington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Whiteside 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 Whiteside Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Whiteside Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Whiteside Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huron (26%, 23 mi), Wolsey (11%, 10 mi), Watertown (11%, 78 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Whiteside 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 Whiteside Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Whiteside 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.