Clyde TownshipSD
A town of 438.
Is Clyde Township a good place to live?
Clyde Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
438 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Clyde Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clyde 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Clyde Township.
Fewer adults under 35 in Clyde Township than across South Dakota
A third of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across South Dakota. For Clyde Township, the median age is 58.6 years.
| Clyde Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58.6 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 33% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 34% and 81% women
The Census survey reached too few of Clyde Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±23.4 points. Across South Dakota, 49.2% of residents are women.
| Clyde Township | SD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.6% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.9% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.6% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 0% | 10.7% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 38.1% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.7% | 11% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.2% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0.5% | 6.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.2% | 29% | 26% |
| Some college | 29.1% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.4% | 12.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.3% | 21.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.6% | 10% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points
More than half of Clyde Township’s working residents commute to Huron
Half the trips to work are shorter than 5 miles. For working residents in Clyde Township, the share who work locally is 1.5%. In Clyde Township, the income of the median household is $106,000, above both South Dakota’s towns ($72,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). The top destinations are Huron (54%), Alpena (5%) and Sioux Falls (5%).
| Clyde Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 29% | 8% |
| Median household income | $106,000 | $72,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
21% of Clyde Township is conserved land
4.4 miles of trail. For Clyde Township, the trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Clyde Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 86°; in January, nights fall to 6°, and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Clyde Township than in most of South Dakota or the rest of the country
Among adults in Clyde Township, 31% sleep under 7 hours. Only 3 of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Clyde Township. Two figures for adults here: 18% smoke cigarettes, 14% have diabetes.
| Clyde Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 22% | 25% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | Clyde Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 13.5% | 8.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.7% | 12.7% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 30.7% | 24.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Clyde Township is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Expected losses in Clyde Township break down as 36% from inland flooding and 26% from cold waves. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Clyde Township after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2011. In Clyde Township, the FEMA risk score is 49 of 100.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Clyde Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Clyde Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Clyde Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
98% of working residents leave Clyde Township for work
Where Clyde Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Clyde Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Clyde Township, SD a good place to live?
Clyde Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.