Valley TownshipSD
166 residents make their home in this town in South Dakota.
Is Valley Township a good place to live?
Valley Township’s average commute is 8 minutes, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 17 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Valley Township. Valley Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
166 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Valley Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in 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 Valley Township.
The climate in Valley Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 9° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 39 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 1.3 jobs for every working resident, Valley Township draws in 104 commuters
Half the trips to work are shorter than 19 miles. The share of working residents in Valley Township who work locally: 2.4%. The top destinations are Sioux Falls (20%), Freeman (19%) and Menno (17%). The middle household income locally is $96,000.
| Valley Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 29% | 8% |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $72,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Valley Township is
13% of adults have diabetes in Valley Township. Of 26 CDC measures, Valley Township beats the South Dakota average on 2 and trails it on 4. Among adults here, 29% sleep under 7 hours and 20% have been diagnosed with depression. Only 3 of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Valley Township.
| Valley Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Valley Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.5% | 75.9% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87.8% | 84.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.8% | 9.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 1.4% of Valley Township
The concentration of trails for Valley Township comes to 0.1 miles per square mile. 4.4 miles of trail.
| 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 | 1.4% | 3.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The biggest natural risk in Valley Township is drought, at a moderate overall level
Nearly a third of Valley Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from drought, followed by inland flooding at 29%. Compared with half of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is higher.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Valley Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Valley Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Valley Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as South Dakota.
Questions about Valley Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Valley Township, SD a good place to live?
Valley Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.