Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 3°; snowfall runs to about 42 inches a winter. Summers in Bath Township are pleasant, and winters cold, snowy, with very little rain.

42″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter6–25°

Spring32–55°

Summer57–81°

Fall34–57°

Sep 26

typical first frost

May 9

typical last frost

+1.4°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 84°, January lows 3°Rain & snow42″ of snow a winter · 22 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.4° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

More than half of Bath Township’s working residents commute to Aberdeen

The top destinations are Aberdeen (54%), Sioux Falls (5%) and Groton (3%). Just 4% of Bath Township’s working residents have a job in town. Since 2013, Bath Township has added 125 jobs, to 449 in 2023. In Bath Township, the average trip to work is 19 minutes, against 17 minutes in South Dakota’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.

4%work in town

	Bath Township	South Dakota towns	U.S. towns
Working residents who work in town	3.6%	29%	8%
Average trip to work	19 minutes	17 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Bath Township4%

Aberdeen54%

Sioux Falls5%

Groton3%

Aberdeen Township3%

8 mi

median commute distance

449

jobs based in Bath Township

Balanced

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here449 jobs based here · Balanced Where people work4% work in Bath Township Commute times19 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 8 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: low risk in Bath Township, mostly inland flooding

Of the losses FEMA expects in Bath Township, 38% come from inland flooding and 33% from cold waves. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Bath Township once, in 2007.

37risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesHail

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Bath Township Get ready5.2 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Bath Township is

Among adults in Bath Township, 15% report frequent mental distress and 20% have been diagnosed with depression. 29% of adults sleep under 7 hours locally, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 30% and U.S. towns at 36%. The share of adults in Bath Township who binge drink: 17%. Only 2 of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Bath Township.

	Bath Township	South Dakota towns	U.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	29%	30%	36%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	15%	15%	17%
Depression (CDC PLACES)	20%	22%	23%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	17%	19%	16%

26 measures vs. South Dakota

1 better25 too close to call0 worse

What stands out	Bath Township	SD
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth	9.2%	12.7%

Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen

In Aberdeen · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsFewer smokers Hospitals & doctors nearbySanford Medical Center Aberdeen How adults are doingFewer adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than SD on 1 of 26

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Conserved land covers 4.6% of Bath Township

6.0 miles of trail. In Bath Township, the trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.

4.6%conserved

	Bath Township	South Dakota towns	U.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile	0.1 miles per square mile	0.6	0.4
Conserved land	4.6%	3.3%	4.3%

4.6%

conserved · 1,224 of 26,552 acres

6.0 mi

of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

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Trail map6.0 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walkPick a walk Conserved land4.6% conserved · 1,224 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Bath Township?”

Housing

A home in Bath Township sells for about $205K at the median

In Bath Township, 83% of households are owner-occupiers.

$205Kmedian sale price

homes sold in April

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Prices over the yearsPrices over the years Years of income to buyA typical home costs 2.4 years of income RentsRents Vs. the neighbors4 bordering towns

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bath Township

16pages on Bath Township

The big questions

HealthBetter than SD on 1 of 26 CDC measures Cost of livingWork & commute$86K median household income · 449 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 37% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

Outdoors6 mi of trails · 5% conserved land PlacesLibraryK.O. Lee Aberdeen Public Library CollegesNorthern State University is 6.8 mi away

The story

HistorySettled 1881 Town Hall & politicsClimate84° summer highs · 42″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 57427 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Bath Township

Northern State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Aberdeen6.8 mi$8,845 in-state tuition

About 7 of every 100 Bath Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.

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About Bath Township

Census-designated place in South Dakota, United States

Bath is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bath had a population of 142.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area: 0.3 sq mi
Elevation: 1,302 ft
ZIP code: 57427
Area code: 605

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