Pleasant Valley TownshipSD
A town of 155.
Is Pleasant Valley Township a good place to live?
Yusten House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Pleasant Valley Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
155 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pleasant Valley Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pleasant Valley 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 Pleasant Valley Township.
Most of Pleasant Valley Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
The median commute is under 21 miles. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Pleasant Valley Township dropped by 125, to 12. For Pleasant Valley Township, the middle household income is $87,000. The top destinations are Sioux Falls (25%), Vermillion (17%) and Yankton (9%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Pleasant Valley Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 10°, and about 31 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Pleasant Valley Township has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
The FEMA hazard score in Pleasant Valley Township is 66 of 100. The national flood insurance program has paid 7 claims locally since 1997. Expected losses in Pleasant Valley Township break down as 51% from inland flooding and 16% from drought.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Pleasant Valley Township is
Pleasant Valley Township: 29% of adults sleep under 7 hours. 18% of Pleasant Valley Township adults binge drink, against 19% in South Dakota’s towns and 16% across U.S. towns.
| Pleasant Valley Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 19% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Pleasant Valley Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.1% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.1% of Pleasant Valley Township is conserved land
1.6 miles of trail. Among 33 South Dakota towns, just one has a lower share of conserved land than Pleasant Valley Township.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Pleasant Valley Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pleasant Valley Township
About 0 of every 100 Pleasant Valley Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
100% of working residents leave Pleasant Valley Township for work
Where Pleasant Valley Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Pleasant Valley Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pleasant Valley Township, SD a good place to live?
Pleasant Valley Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.