Bones Hereford Ranch Sale Barn · National Register of Historic Places
Home Township’s story
145 years in pictures
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1881Home Township is settled
Home TownshipSD
A town of 421, settled in 1881.
3 bordering townsMap →
Bones Hereford Ranch Sale Barn · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
421
2025 Census estimate · +7.9% since 2020
Median home value
$446K
Census ACS
Household income
$154K
median
Median age
42.2
years
Jobs based here
22
A commuter town
Is Home Township a good place to live?
Home Township’s median household income is $154,000, above both South Dakota’s towns ($72,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). No town among the 36 in South Dakota we compare has a higher share of children under 18 than Home Township. Bones Hereford Ranch Sale Barn is on the National Register of Historic Places. Home Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
421 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Brothersfield TownshipDelapre TownshipGermantown TownshipHome Township
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Home Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Home Township, and how to reach them.
PowerXcel Energy13.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSouth Lincoln Rural Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers94% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Home Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsParker School District 60-4Lennox School District 41-42 districts serve Home Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteIn personSouth Dakota has no online registration; you can register in person until 15 days before Election Day or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereTurner County AuditorTurner County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2023
ZIP codes57015, 57064, 5705357015 81% · 57064 11% · 57053 8%Census 2020
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 Home Township.
Work & commute
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Home Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Home Township for work: only 0% work in town. At 19 minutes, Home Township’s average trip to work is against 17 minutes in South Dakota’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Sioux Falls (43%), Marion (5%) and Parker (5%).
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Home Township0%
Sioux Falls43%
Marion5%
Parker5%
Yankton4%
14 mi
median commute distance
22
jobs based in Home Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Home Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Home Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 8° and about 45 inches of snow falls in a winter.
45″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter11–29°
Spring35–57°
Summer60–82°
Fall38–59°
Oct 6
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Home Township is
Home Township beats the South Dakota average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 28% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Home Township.
| Home Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 19% | 16% |
26 measures vs. South Dakota
1 better25 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Home Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.5% | 12.7% |
Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota
10.3 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards
Moderate risk in Home Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities.
49risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Nearby attractions
All 11 attractions →Great Plains Zoo and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Home Township. Close and well known come first.
12 mi Zoo & aquariumGreat Plains Zoo
14 mi MuseumWashington Pavilion of Arts and Science
14 mi MuseumPettigrew Home & Museum17 mi MuseumPorter Sculpture Park
40 mi MuseumJasper MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
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
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Home Township
16pages on Home Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Home Township
Southeast Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Sioux Falls12.5 mi$7,650 in-state tuitionAugustana UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Sioux Falls13 mi$40,160 tuitionKairos UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Sioux Falls13.1 mi$3,600 tuition
About 0 of every 100 Home Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Home Township for work
Where Home Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
22jobs based in Home Township
0%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Home Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Home Township, SD a good place to live?
Home Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.