Valley Springs TownshipSD
In South Dakota, this town has 339 residents.
Is Valley Springs Township a good place to live?
Valley Springs Township’s median age is 59.8 years, above both the South Dakota town median (39.5 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher average trip to work than Valley Springs Township. Valley Springs Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Valley Springs Township.
Fewer children than South Dakota overall
31% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 32% across South Dakota. Children under 18 are 4% of residents (24% statewide); people 65 and older are 27% of residents (18% statewide). Valley Springs Township has lost 4% of its people since 2020, down to 339 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.6 points. Across South Dakota, 49.2% of residents are women.
| Valley Springs Township | SD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.6% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 3.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 0% | 10.7% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 39.9% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.8% | 11% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.6% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.8% | 6.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.2% | 29% | 26% |
| Some college | 28% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.4% | 12.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.2% | 21.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.5% | 10% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
More than half of Valley Springs Township’s working residents commute to Sioux Falls
The top destinations are Sioux Falls (57%), Brandon (15%) and Split Rock Township (2%). Most people who work leave Valley Springs Township to do it: just 1% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 53, to 62. The median commute is under 13 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Valley Springs Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 8° and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Valley Springs Township is
Just over a tenth of Valley Springs Township adults report frequent physical distress. In Valley Springs Township, just over a quarter of adults feel lonely, below U.S. towns (33%). Two figures for adults locally: 29% sleep under 7 hours, 20% binge drink.
| Valley Springs Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 26% | – | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Valley Springs Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.8% | 12.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.8% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Valley Springs Township: inland flooding
35% of Valley Springs Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 32%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. 10 flood insurance claims have been paid locally since 2001.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Valley Springs Township
Pipestone National Monument and 6 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Valley Springs Township. Close and well known come first.
33 mi National MonumentPipestone National Monument77K visitors a year
14 mi Zoo & aquariumGreat Plains Zoo
12 mi MuseumWashington Pavilion of Arts and Science
12 mi MuseumPettigrew Home & Museum35 mi MuseumPorter Sculpture Park
16 mi MuseumHinkly House MuseumPhoto credits
Pipestone National Monument: Unknown, Public domain · Great Plains Zoo: Jake DeGroot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science: Jon Platek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pettigrew Home & Museum: Jerry from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hinkly House Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Valley Springs Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Valley Springs 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.
99% of working residents leave Valley Springs Township for work
Where Valley Springs Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Valley Springs Township
About 6 of every 100 Valley Springs Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as South Dakota.
Questions about Valley Springs Township
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