Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 649, settled in 1884.
Woonsocket State Bank is on the National Register of Historic Places. Woonsocket has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 687 in 1890, a peak of 1,368 in 1920, 631 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1903 and 3 maps from 1898 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Woonsocket, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Woonsocket.
The public schools here belong to the Woonsocket School District 55-4. Its two schools are below. 2 public schools serve Woonsocket, with 272 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woonsocket Elementary - 03Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 181 | C+ |
| Woonsocket High School - 01Largest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 91 | A |
NCES · EDFacts
The peak summer temperature for Woonsocket comes to 86°F, where South Dakota’s towns sit at 85°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among working residents in Woonsocket, 17% work locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 37, to 279. The average commute for Woonsocket comes to 15 minutes, below both the South Dakota town median (17 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The town’s median household income is $57,000.
| Woonsocket | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 29% | 8% |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $72,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For adults in Woonsocket, the share who report frequent mental distress is 14%. This South Dakota town does better than the South Dakota average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 5. Only 2 of the 36 South Dakota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Woonsocket.
| Woonsocket | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 31% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | Woonsocket | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.6% | 75.9% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87.4% | 84.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.8% | 9.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected losses in Woonsocket break down as 34% from inland flooding and 16% from tornadoes. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in the town than in 55% of U.S. communities. One declared disaster, in 2007, has brought federal aid to Woonsocket households.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Woonsocket; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Woonsocket residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Woonsocket has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
2 notable people were born here, including Volney F. Warner and Eleanor McGovern.