Perry TownshipSD
A town of 298.
Is Perry Township a good place to live?
Perry Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
298 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Perry Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Perry 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 Perry Township.
More than half of Perry Township’s working residents commute to Mitchell
Perry Township’s income of the median household stands at $109,000, where South Dakota’s towns sit at $72,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. The top destinations are Mitchell (52%), Sioux Falls (14%) and Parkston (2%). Half of commuters travel less than 10 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Perry Township’s year
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 7° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Perry Township is
The share of adults in Perry Township who sleep under 7 hours is 30%, close to South Dakota’s towns (30%) and below U.S. towns (36%). This South Dakota town tracks South Dakota closely on all 26 CDC measures. For adults locally, the share who smoke cigarettes is 16%.
| Perry Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 76% | 79% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Perry Township is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in nearly three fifths of U.S. communities. FEMA puts two fifths of Perry Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 26% to tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Perry Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Perry Township
About 0 of every 100 Perry Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
100% of working residents leave Perry Township for work
Where Perry Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Perry Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Perry Township, SD a good place to live?
Perry Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.