BathSD
A town of 91, settled in 1881.
Is Bath a good place to live?
48% of residents live below the poverty line in Bath, against 9.5% in South Dakota’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. No town among the 36 in South Dakota we compare has a lower median household income than Bath. Bath has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
91 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The other Bath
Bath takes its name from Bath in Somerset, England, 4,090 miles across the Atlantic.
UKUK editionBath, settled in 1881, takes its name from Bath, a large town in Somerset, England.
4 more U.S. towns are named after Bath:Bath, NY11,413Bath, ME8,835Bath, PA2,903Bath, NC243
Named after: each U.S. town’s Wikipedia article. Grades compare each town with towns in its own country, so they aren’t a head-to-head.
Moving to Bath: who provides what
Bath is unincorporated, so Brown 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 Bath.
More than half of Bath’s working residents commute to Aberdeen
Most working residents leave Bath for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Aberdeen (51%), Sioux Falls (5%) and Redfield (3%). Half commute less than 9 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Bath
Bath has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 3° and about 42 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Bath faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Bath is
Bath beats the South Dakota average on 4 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 29% of Bath adults sleep under 7 hours, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 30% and U.S. towns at 36%. 15% of Bath adults report frequent mental distress.
| Bath | 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) | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 19% | 16% |
| What stands out | Bath | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.8% | 12.7% |
| More women getting mammograms | 82.1% | 76.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Bath
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Bath
College town 36 of every 100 Bath residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
98% of working residents leave Bath for work
Where Bath’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Bath
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
Questions about Bath
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bath, SD a good place to live?
Bath has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.