Wellington TownshipSD
A town of 267, settled in 1882.
Is Wellington Township a good place to live?
Wellington Township’s median household income is $137,000, where South Dakota’s towns sit at $72,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare, none has a higher average trip to work than Wellington Township. Wellington Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
267 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Wellington Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wellington 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 Wellington Township.
More than half of Wellington Township’s working residents commute to Sioux Falls
Most working residents leave Wellington Township for work: only 0% work in town. Since 2013, Wellington Township has added 20 jobs, to 23 in 2023. 5.6% of Wellington Township residents live below the poverty line, below both South Dakota’s towns (9.5%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Wellington Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by tornadoes
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Wellington Township since 1993.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Younger than South Dakota overall
People 65 and older are 8% of residents (18% statewide); children under 18 are 32% of residents (24% statewide). Wellington Township has lost 4.3% of its people since 2020, down to 267 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across South Dakota.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 39% and 63% women
The Census survey reached too few of Wellington Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±12 points. Across South Dakota, 49.2% of residents are women.
| Wellington Township | SD | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 23.4% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.1% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.7% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 21.6% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 4.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.6% | 10.7% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.3% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.1% | 11% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 6.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.2% | 29% | 26% |
| Some college | 35.9% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.9% | 12.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.4% | 21.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.6% | 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
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Wellington Township
Wellington Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 8° and about 31 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Wellington Township is
Wellington Township beats the South Dakota average on 9 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 28% of Wellington Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Wellington Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 19% |
| What stands out | Wellington Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.6% | 12.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.6% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 7% of Wellington Township
4.0 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Only 3 of the 33 South Dakota towns we compare have a lower trail density than Wellington Township.
| Wellington 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 | 7% | 3.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Great Plains Zoo and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wellington Township. Close and well known come first.
16 mi Zoo & aquariumGreat Plains Zoo
17 mi MuseumWashington Pavilion of Arts and Science9 mi MuseumPorter Sculpture Park
17 mi MuseumPettigrew Home & Museum
40 mi MuseumJasper MuseumPhoto credits
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 · Jasper Museum: Heritage Preservation Department - MNHS, CC BY-SA 2.0
Everything we know about Wellington Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Wellington Township
About 0 of every 100 Wellington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
100% of working residents leave Wellington Township for work
Where Wellington Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Wellington Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wellington Township, SD a good place to live?
Wellington Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.