Goodwill TownshipSD
A town of 915, settled in 1889. Home to Sisseton Wahpeton College.
Is Goodwill Township a good place to live?
24% of residents live below the poverty line in Goodwill Township, above both South Dakota’s towns (9.5%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). No town among the 36 in South Dakota we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Goodwill Township. Goodwill Township is home to Sisseton Wahpeton College. Goodwill Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Goodwill Township stand out
Where Goodwill Township beats most towns.
915 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Goodwill Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Goodwill 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 Goodwill Township.
The schools Goodwill Township’s kids attend
Public schools: Tiospa Zina Tribal School. The largest public high school is Tiospa Zina Tribal School, with 546 students. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiospa Zina Tribal SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 546 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Goodwill Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
The typical July afternoon high in Goodwill Township is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About two in five of Goodwill Township’s working residents commute to Sisseton
The top destinations are Sisseton (41%), Agency Village (7%) and Watertown (6%). Employers in Goodwill Township added 179 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 191. In Goodwill Township, 6.7% of working residents work locally, against 29% in South Dakota’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Also worth knowing: its typical journey to work stands at 14 minutes.
| Goodwill Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 14 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.7% | 29% | 8% |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $72,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More of Goodwill Township’s adults have diabetes than in the typical South Dakota or U.S. town
Of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Goodwill Township. In Goodwill Township, 45% of adults have obesity. This South Dakota town beats the South Dakota average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 19.
| Goodwill Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 10% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 12% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Goodwill Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 15.4% | 18.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.9% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 7.7% of Goodwill Township
Among 33 South Dakota towns, just 3 have a lower trail network density than Goodwill Township. 2.5 miles of trail.
| Goodwill 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 | 7.7% | 3.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Goodwill Township, mostly cold waves
Compared with just over half of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Goodwill Township is higher. 37% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 28%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Goodwill Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Goodwill Township
About 3 of every 100 Goodwill Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
Sisseton Wahpeton College calls Goodwill Township home
About Goodwill Township
Unincorporated community in South Dakota, United States
Goodwill is an unincorporated community and former census-designated place (CDP) in Roberts County, South Dakota, United States. Prior to the 2020 Census, the CDP was merged into the Agency Village census-designated place. Over 90% of the population is Native American.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
Questions about Goodwill Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Goodwill Township, SD a good place to live?
Goodwill Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to Sisseton Wahpeton College.