Oakwood TownshipSD
A town of 213, settled in 1874.
Is Oakwood Township a good place to live?
Oakwood Township’s median age is 65.5 years, above both South Dakota’s towns (39.5 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 36 in South Dakota we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Oakwood Township. 18% of the land in Oakwood Township is conserved, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 3.3% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Oakwood Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Mortimer Cabin and Intermill House. Oakwood Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
213 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Oakwood Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Oakwood 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 Oakwood Township.
55% of residents are 65 or older
Oakwood Township is growing: up 9.8% since 2020, to 213 residents (2025 estimate). Here, a third of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 32% in South Dakota as a whole.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 41% and 70% women
The Census survey reached too few of Oakwood Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±14.3 points. Across South Dakota, 49.2% of residents are women.
| Oakwood Township | SD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.1% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.3% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.3% | 10.7% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.4% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 37.8% | 11% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 17.1% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 6.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.2% | 29% | 26% |
| Some college | 26% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.4% | 12.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.3% | 21.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.2% | 10% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
The average trip to work in Oakwood Township is 26 minutes, against 17 minutes in South Dakota’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns
Just 1% of Oakwood Township’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are Brookings (48%), Sioux Falls (12%) and Madison (5%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 13 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Protected land: 18.3% of Oakwood Township
Only 3 of the 33 South Dakota towns we compare have a lower trail density than Oakwood Township. 3.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest place to walk is Oakwood Lakes State Park, 236 acres with 1.5 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Oakwood Lakes State Park | 1.5 mi | 236 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Oakwood Township is
Among 36 South Dakota towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Oakwood Township. Against the South Dakota average, Oakwood Township comes out ahead on 10 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 1. In Oakwood Township, 19% of adults binge drink.
| Oakwood Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 19% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Oakwood Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.3% | 12.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.6% | 8.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 9.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Oakwood Township, with inland flooding at the top
Households in Oakwood Township have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2011. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 57% of U.S. communities. 69 flood insurance claims have been paid locally since 1984. 49% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 19%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Oakwood Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Oakwood Township
About 0 of every 100 Oakwood Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
99% of working residents leave Oakwood Township for work
Where Oakwood Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Oakwood Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Oakwood Township, SD a good place to live?
Oakwood Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.