Making a living in Woonsocket Township
48% of workers work from home, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%. Only 2% work in Woonsocket Township; the top destination outside it is Woonsocket (21%, 2 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 15 minutes; South Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Woonsocket Township fills up on a workday
On a workday 41 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 71 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Woonsocket Township on a workday afternoon, 20% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Who travels to work in Woonsocket Township, and from where
Where Woonsocket 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.
Goods jobs make up 72% of work in Woonsocket Township
72 jobs are based in Woonsocket Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Woonsocket Township, 2013 → 2023: 118 → 72. 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 Woonsocket Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Woonsocket Township spends getting to work: about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Woonsocket Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 55 commuters (the 48% 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 Woonsocket Township works
About 24% 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.
Woonsocket Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Silver Creek Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Woonsocket Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woonsocket Township | – | — | — | 15 min | $105,726 |
| Warren Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Franklin Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Twin Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Silver Creek Township | 5% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Warren Township, Franklin Township, Twin Lake Township and Silver Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Woonsocket 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 Woonsocket Township: questions
What is the median household income in Woonsocket Township?
$105,726 (±$31,301) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Woonsocket Township?
21.2%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Woonsocket Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 48% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Woonsocket Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Woonsocket (21%, 2 mi), Mitchell (14%, 27 mi), Sioux Falls (14%, 86 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Woonsocket 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 Woonsocket Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Woonsocket 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.