Lone Rock TownshipSD
A town of 94.
Is Lone Rock Township a good place to live?
Lone Rock Township’s age of the median resident is 59 years, above both the South Dakota town median (39.5 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 36 in South Dakota we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Lone Rock Township. Lone Rock Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
94 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Lone Rock Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lone Rock 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 Lone Rock Township.
Lone Rock Township has 0.5 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Half the trips to work are shorter than 28 miles. Employers in Lone Rock Township shed 82 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 27. 2% of Lone Rock Township working residents work locally. The top destinations are Brookings (16%), Sioux Falls (14%) and Flandreau (8%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lone Rock Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
The town’s peak summer temperature is 82°F, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 85°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lone Rock Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
The FEMA risk score for Lone Rock Township comes to 37 of 100. FEMA puts just over a third of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 23% to tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Lone Rock Township is
Two figures for adults in Lone Rock Township: 16% binge drink, 16% smoke cigarettes. Against the South Dakota average, Lone Rock Township comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 4. For adults here, the share who have diabetes is 14%. Among 36 South Dakota towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Lone Rock Township.
| Lone Rock Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 10% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 22% | 25% |
| What stands out | Lone Rock Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.1% | 75.9% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.2% | 3.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Lone Rock Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lone Rock Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Lone Rock Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
98% of working residents leave Lone Rock Township for work
Where Lone Rock Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Lone Rock Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lone Rock Township, SD a good place to live?
Lone Rock Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.