Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 778.
Ole E. Fauske House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Brandon Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 200 in 1950, 11,048 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1962 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Brandon Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Brandon Township.
Brandon Township’s median household income comes in at $114,000. Employers in Brandon Township added 38 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 282. Only one of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare has a higher average commute than Brandon Township. Also worth knowing: among residents here, 3.6% live below the poverty line.
| Brandon Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 29% | 8% |
| Median household income | $114,000 | $72,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Brandon Township than in 72% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Brandon Township after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2019. A third of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from tornadoes, followed by inland flooding at 32%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The range runs from 7° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 49 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 29% of residents (24% statewide). Since 2020, Brandon Township has lost 3.4% of its people, to 778 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Here, just over a third of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 32% in South Dakota as a whole.
| Brandon Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38.3 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 33% | 29% |
Somewhere between 43% and 63% women
The Census survey reached too few of Brandon Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.2 points. Across South Dakota, 49.2% of residents are women.
| Brandon Township | SD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 18.8% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.3% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.6% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.6% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.9% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17% | 10.7% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.5% | 11% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1.3% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 6.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.7% | 29% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.9% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.7% | 12.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.6% | 21.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.1% | 10% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 800, single groups can be off by several points
14% of Brandon Township adults say their health is fair or poor, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 19%. In Brandon Township, 21% of adults binge drink. Among adults here, 10% report frequent physical distress and 29% sleep under 7 hours.
| Brandon Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 19% |
| What stands out | Brandon Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.9% | 12.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.6% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails run 1.8 miles in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Big Sioux Recreation Area, at 114 acres. Among 33 South Dakota towns, just 2 have a lower trail network density than Brandon Township.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Big Sioux Recreation Area | 0.8 mi | 114 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Brandon Township. Close and well known come first.
29 mi National MonumentPipestone National Monument77K visitors a year
11 mi Zoo & aquariumGreat Plains Zoo
9 mi MuseumWashington Pavilion of Arts and Science
9 mi MuseumPettigrew Home & Museum29 mi MuseumPorter Sculpture Park
18 mi MuseumJasper MuseumPipestone National Monument: Unknown, Public domain · Great Plains Zoo: Jake DeGroot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science: Jon Platek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pettigrew Home & Museum: Jerry from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Jasper Museum: Heritage Preservation Department - MNHS, CC BY-SA 2.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of Brandon Township
About 9 of every 100 Brandon Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
Where Brandon Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in South Dakota, United States
Brandon is a city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States. Brandon is located five miles east of Sioux Falls. The population was 11,048 as of the 2020 census.
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Brandon Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
