Sweet TownshipSD
A town of 356.
Is Sweet Township a good place to live?
Sweet Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Old Maxwell Hutterite Colony and Mettler Cattle Barn. Sweet Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
356 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Sweet Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sweet 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 Sweet Township.
Sweet Township stands out in South Dakota and nationally: the average trip to work there is shorter
Most working residents leave Sweet Township for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Parkston (11%), Freeman (10%) and Sioux Falls (9%). Half commute less than 24 miles.
| Sweet Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 8 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 29% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04Largest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 39 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts
Fewer young adults than South Dakota overall
In Sweet Township, a quarter of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Adults 18 to 34 are one in ten residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 28% of residents (18% statewide).
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
| Sweet Township | SD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.4% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.1% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.6% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 2.2% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.9% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.5% | 10.7% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 23.9% | 11% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.3% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 6.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.4% | 29% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.1% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 37.5% | 12.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25% | 21.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0% | 10% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Sweet Township’s year
Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 9°; snowfall runs to about 39 inches a winter. Summers in Sweet Township are warm, and winters cold, snowy.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Sweet Township is
13% of Sweet Township adults report frequent physical distress. The town beats the South Dakota average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 5. Among 36 South Dakota towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Sweet Township. Two figures for adults locally: 28% sleep under 7 hours, 38% have high blood pressure.
| Sweet Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 31% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 16% |
| What stands out | Sweet Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.4% | 75.9% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 88.2% | 84.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.6% | 9.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 0.3% of Sweet Township
3.6 miles of trail. Sweet Township’s concentration of trails stands at 0.1 miles per square mile, against 0.6 in South Dakota’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Only 3 of the 33 South Dakota towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Sweet Township.
| Sweet 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 | 0.3% | 3.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Moderate risk in Sweet Township, with drought at the top
On expected storm and flood damage, Sweet Township sits above half of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 32% come from drought and 29% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Sweet Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sweet Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Sweet Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
99% of working residents leave Sweet Township for work
Where Sweet Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Sweet Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sweet Township, SD a good place to live?
Sweet Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.