Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Mission run?
Mission’s city government spent $669,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $527 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Mission didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Mission is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $527 per resident a year, or $1.44 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 27%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Mission didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Mission yet
Every year of Mission’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $962 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.46% of the home’s value, vs 1.06% across South Dakota.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Mission’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Mission’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mission →
Who’s in charge in Mission
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 141 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,269).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Todd County School District 66-1
Mission’s K–12 school district, shared with St. Francis. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,488 per pupil, $9,524 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
South Dakota districts overall: 50% local, 31% state, 19% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Mission’s votes are counted by county
South Dakota reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mission alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Todd County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat73.8%1,570 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican23.4%497 votesOthers: 2.8% (59 votes).
Most votes in Todd County: Kamala D Harris
South Dakota: Trump 63.4%, Harris 34.2%
100% of Mission lies in Todd County. Every 2024 race in Todd County is on the county’s page.
Todd County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Mission.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2South Dakota HouseState representatives
- 3South Dakota SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of South Dakota
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Mission’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Mission’s government
How much does Mission spend per resident?
About $527 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Mission didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $858,000.
What is the property tax rate in Mission?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $962 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.46% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.06% across South Dakota. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Mission’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Mission yet.
How did Mission vote in 2024?
South Dakota counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Mission alone. Todd County, where 100% of Mission lies, voted Harris 73.8%, Trump 23.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Mission?
9 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $32,163 (about $385,956 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Mission in the state legislature?
State Senate District 26 (Tamara Grove) and State House District 26A (Eric Emery). The House district also covers 25 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Mission’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Mission, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →