Spring Valley TownshipSD
A town of 399.
Is Spring Valley Township a good place to live?
Of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher average trip to work than Spring Valley Township. Spring Valley Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
399 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Spring Valley Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Spring 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 Spring Valley Township.
Most of Spring Valley Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Spring Valley Township for work: only 1% work in town. 0.7% of Spring Valley Township residents live below the poverty line, against 9.5% in South Dakota’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Spring Valley Township’s median household income is $108,000.
| Spring Valley Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 29% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 0.7% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $108,000 | $72,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Spring Valley Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Spring Valley Township has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 8° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Spring Valley Township is
Spring Valley Township beats the South Dakota average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 29% of Spring Valley Township adults sleep under 7 hours, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 30% and U.S. towns at 36%. 15% of adults report frequent mental distress in Spring Valley Township.
| Spring Valley Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 19% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 76% | 79% |
| What stands out | Spring Valley Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.8% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Spring Valley Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 0.4% of Spring Valley Township
4.6 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Among 33 South Dakota towns, just 3 have a lower share of conserved land than Spring Valley Township. The trail density in Spring Valley Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Spring Valley Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 3.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Spring Valley Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Spring Valley Township; the nearest are
About 8 of every 100 Spring Valley Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
99% of working residents leave Spring Valley Township for work
Where Spring Valley Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Spring Valley Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Spring Valley Township, SD a good place to live?
Spring Valley Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.