With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Wolf Creek Township works elsewhere
15 jobs are based in Wolf Creek Township; 100 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Wolf Creek Township; the top destination outside it is Freeman (31%, 7 miles). At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (South Dakota 10%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Wolf Creek Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 99 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Wolf Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Wolf Creek Township: the destinations
Where Wolf Creek 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.
80% of the jobs in Wolf Creek Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wolf Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 15. 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 Wolf Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 23 minutes in Wolf Creek Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wolf Creek Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 30 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.
How many miles Wolf Creek Township commutes
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Wolf Creek Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wolf Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Creek Township | – | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Kassel Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Grandview Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Clayton Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Silver Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Wittenberg Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kassel Township, Pleasant Township, Grandview Township, Clayton Township, Silver Lake Township and Wittenberg Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wolf 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.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Wolf Creek Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Wolf Creek Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wolf Creek Township?
23 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 Wolf Creek Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Freeman (31%, 7 mi), Menno (16%, 10 mi), Sioux Falls (9%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wolf 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 Wolf Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wolf 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.