Pleasant Valley TownshipSD
A regional job hub with 98 jobs. With 187 residents, it is a town in South Dakota.
Is Pleasant Valley Township a good place to live?
Of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Pleasant Valley Township. Pleasant Valley Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Pleasant Valley Township stand out
Where Pleasant Valley Township beats most towns.
187 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.
Pleasant Valley Township has 1.7 jobs for every working resident, and 95 people commute in
Commuting out is the norm in Pleasant Valley Township: 5% of working residents work locally. The top destinations are Britton (19%), Miller Township (12%) and Aberdeen (9%). For half of commuters, work is under 21 miles away.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Compared with most of South Dakota and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Pleasant Valley Township is lower
FEMA puts 37% of Pleasant Valley Township’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 23% to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Pleasant Valley Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
In Pleasant Valley Township, the peak summer temperature is 82°F, against 85°F in South Dakota’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Pleasant Valley Township is
Pleasant Valley Township: a fifth of adults have been diagnosed with depression, below both South Dakota’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (23%). On the CDC’s 32 measures, Pleasant Valley Township is ahead of South Dakota on 1 and behind on 2. For adults in the town, the share who feel lonely is 25%.
| Pleasant Valley Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 25% | – | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Pleasant Valley Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.8% | 12.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 9.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Pleasant Valley Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pleasant Valley Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Pleasant Valley Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
Every workday, about 95 people come to 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.