Prairiewood TownshipSD
A town of 297.
Is Prairiewood Township a good place to live?
72% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Prairiewood Township, above both the South Dakota town median (33%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Prairiewood Township. Prairiewood Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
297 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Prairiewood Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Prairiewood 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 Prairiewood Township.
A smaller share of working residents in Prairiewood Township work locally than in the typical South Dakota or U.S. town
0.6% of Prairiewood Township working residents work locally, below both South Dakota’s towns (29%) and U.S. towns (8%). Since 2013, Prairiewood Township has added 33 jobs, to 72 in 2023. The top destinations are Aberdeen (68%), Sioux Falls (4%) and Aberdeen Township (4%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Prairiewood Township
Prairiewood Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 3° and about 43 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Prairiewood Township is
Prairiewood Township tracks South Dakota closely on all 26 CDC measures. 30% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Prairiewood Township.
| Prairiewood Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 19% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Prairiewood Township, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Prairiewood Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Prairiewood Township
About 0 of every 100 Prairiewood Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
99% of working residents leave Prairiewood Township for work
Where Prairiewood Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Prairiewood Township
Census-designated place in South Dakota, United States
Prairiewood Village is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP had a population of 303 at the 2020 census. It is in the central part of the county, 6 miles (10 km) northeast of Aberdeen, the county seat. Moccasin Creek flows southward through the CDP, part of the James River watershed. Moccasin Creek Country Club is in the southeast part of the CDP.
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- Elevation
- 1,296 ft
Questions about Prairiewood Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Prairiewood Township, SD a good place to live?
Prairiewood Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.