Work and commuting in Willow Creek Township
Hardly any stay in Willow Creek Township for work; outside it, Winner is the main destination (30%, 17 miles). 0% of workers work from home, against 10% across South Dakota. Willow Creek Township has 12 jobs for 10 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Willow Creek Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 10 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 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 (1.20 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 Willow Creek Township work
Where Willow Creek Township clocks in
10% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 42% of the jobs in Willow Creek Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Willow Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 12. 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 Willow Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Willow Creek Township
of Willow Creek Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 39 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 Willow Creek Township works
About 50% 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.
Willow Creek Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Willow Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Creek Township | – | — | — | — | $56,429 |
| Wortman Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Millboro Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Dog Ear Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wortman Township, Millboro Township, Dog Ear Township and Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Willow Creek 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Willow Creek Township workers work outside South Dakota. The job records count 20% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Willow Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Willow Creek Township?
$56,429 (±$26,126) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Willow Creek Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Willow Creek Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winner (30%, 17 mi), Williston (10%, 392 mi), Colome (10%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Willow Creek 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 Willow Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Willow Creek 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.