Enemy SwimSD
A town of 301 in South Dakota.
Is Enemy Swim a good place to live?
69% of residents live below the poverty line in Enemy Swim, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 9.5% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. No town among the 36 in South Dakota we compare has a lower median household income than Enemy Swim. Enemy Swim has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
301 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Enemy Swim: who provides what
Enemy Swim is unincorporated, so Day 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 Enemy Swim.
Most of Enemy Swim’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Half of commuters travel less than 20 miles. For working residents in Enemy Swim, the share who work locally is 4.3%. The top destinations are Sisseton (12%), Webster (10%) and Waubay (8%).
| Enemy Swim | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 4.3% | 29% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical July afternoon in Enemy Swim is cooler than in the typical South Dakota or U.S. town
Winters in Enemy Swim are cold, snowy and summers pleasant. July afternoons reach 80°, January nights drop to 2° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of South Dakota and the rest of the country, more of Enemy Swim’s adults have diabetes
17% of adults report frequent physical distress in Enemy Swim. Of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have obesity than Enemy Swim. Against the South Dakota average, Enemy Swim comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 10.
| Enemy Swim | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 10% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 12% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 16% | 19% |
| What stands out | Enemy Swim | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.6% | 9.2% |
| More smokers | 24.9% | 15.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Enemy Swim, with inland flooding at the top
The natural-hazard score from FEMA in Enemy Swim is 41 of 100. FEMA puts 34% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 27% to cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in nearly three fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Enemy Swim keeps 5.5% of its land conserved
Enemy Swim has one park or preserve, 1 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Waubay National Wildlife Refuge | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Enemy Swim sells for about $950K at the median
The share of households in Enemy Swim who own their home: 55%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Enemy Swim
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Enemy Swim
About 3 of every 100 Enemy Swim residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
96% of working residents leave Enemy Swim for work
Where Enemy Swim’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Enemy Swim
Census-designated place in South Dakota, United States
Enemy Swim is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) on the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation in Day County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 310 at the 2020 census. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. It is in the eastern part of the county, surrounding the west cove of Enemy Swim Lake and extending south to include the northwest shore of Campbell Slough. It is 8 miles (13 km) north of Waubay and 19 miles (31 km) by road northeast of Webster, the county seat.
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- Elevation
- 1,900 ft
Questions about Enemy Swim
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Enemy Swim, SD a good place to live?
Enemy Swim has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.