Agency VillageSD
In South Dakota, this town has 980 residents.
Is Agency Village a good place to live?
27% of residents live below the poverty line in Agency Village, above both South Dakota’s towns (9.5%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). No town among the 36 in South Dakota we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Agency Village. Agency Village has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
980 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Agency Village: who provides what
Agency Village is unincorporated, so Roberts County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Agency Village.
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Agency Village
Only 2 of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare have a lower midsummer high than Agency Village. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 3° and about 48 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About two in five of Agency Village’s working residents commute to Sisseton
Among working residents in Agency Village, 6.7% work locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 177, to 189. In Agency Village, the typical journey to work is 14 minutes. Also worth knowing: only 2 of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare have a lower typical household income than Agency Village.
| Agency Village | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 14 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.7% | 29% | 8% |
| Median household income | $51,000 | $72,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A larger share of adults report frequent mental distress in Agency Village than in most of South Dakota or the rest of the country
For adults in Agency Village, the share who get no exercise outside work is 37%. Of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Agency Village. 30% of adults in Agency Village smoke cigarettes; 50% have obesity. CDC measures, 26 in all: Agency Village beats South Dakota on 2 and trails on 19.
| Agency Village | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 16% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | Agency Village | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.9% | 9.2% |
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 29.5% | 34% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 26.4% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Agency Village: cold waves
37% of Agency Village’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 28%. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in the town than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Agency Village
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Agency Village
About 3 of every 100 Agency Village residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
Questions about Agency Village
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Agency Village, SD a good place to live?
Agency Village has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.