Wentworth TownshipSD
A town of 513.
Is Wentworth Township a good place to live?
Wentworth Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
513 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Wentworth Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wentworth 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 Wentworth Township.
The typical home in Wentworth Township is valued at about $497K
85% of households live in a home they own in Wentworth Township. Its typical rent stands at $719 a month, below both the South Dakota town median ($962 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Typical home values fell 1.4% in the year to September 2026.
| Wentworth Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 85% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $719 a month | $962 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
About one in three of Wentworth Township’s working residents commute to Sioux Falls
In Wentworth Township, 2.7% of residents live below the poverty line, against 9.5% in South Dakota’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Most working residents leave Wentworth Township for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Wentworth Township has added 89 jobs, to 161 in 2023. The typical journey to work for Wentworth Township comes to 22 minutes.
| Wentworth Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 29% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 2.7% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $107,000 | $72,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Wentworth Township’s year
A winter brings about 43 inches of snow, with January nights at 6° and July afternoons at 82°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults in Wentworth Township report frequent mental distress than in the typical South Dakota or U.S. town
Among adults in Wentworth Township, 30% sleep under 7 hours. No town among the 36 in South Dakota we compare has a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Wentworth Township. This South Dakota town does better than the South Dakota average on 9 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 2. Only 2 of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare have a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Wentworth Township.
| Wentworth Township | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Wentworth Township | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6% | 12.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.8% | 8.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.8% | 9.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Wentworth Township, 8.5% of the land is conserved
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 0.2 miles of trail. Wentworth Township has one park or preserve, 19 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stratton Game Production Area | — | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The biggest natural risk in Wentworth Township is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Compared with 56% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Wentworth Township is higher. 75 flood insurance claims have been paid locally since 1993. FEMA puts 45% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 24% to tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Wentworth Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Wentworth Township
About 1 of every 100 Wentworth Township residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
96% of working residents leave Wentworth Township for work
Where Wentworth Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Wentworth Township
Village in South Dakota, United States
Wentworth is an incorporated village in Lake County, South Dakota, United States. It is the only incorporated village in the state of South Dakota. The population was 181 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,699 ft
- ZIP code
- 57075
- Area code
- 605
Questions about Wentworth Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wentworth Township, SD a good place to live?
Wentworth Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.