Todd County, South Dakota

Todd County has a population of 9,244 and has shrunk 4.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $53,900, about 1.3 times the county's median household income of $42,075.

Home price
$53,900
Income
$42,075
Population
9,244
Unemployment
18.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$53,900county
Median gross rent$532county
Median year homes here were built1981county
Share of homes built before 198048.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile15.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented53.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,312(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$929county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$840county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,292county
Home insurance / yr$3,760(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living91.9(statewide)
Median household income$42,075county
Family health premium / yr$24,941(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,680(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.938(statewide)
Poverty rate48.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home3.6%county
Unemployment rate18.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force50.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.3%county
Share of workers employed by government41.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry39.7%county
Economic output per resident$33,837county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.81%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.11%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time16.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service82 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport14887county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station207 micounty
Households without a vehicle12.8%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher16.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.5%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment1980county
Students per full-time teacher14.2county
Free lunch eligible100.0%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution9.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians22county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter4.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance22.8%county
Frequent mental distress22.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population9,244county
Land area in square miles1,389county
People per square mile of land6.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store20.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract56.0%county
Population change since 2020-4.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents6county
Median age25.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1838.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over7.9%county
Share of households that are one person26.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.5%county
Second languages39.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls32.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents236county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in78county
Households that moved away99county
Average income of arriving households$30,551county
Average income of departing households$44,949county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings37.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate362(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature49.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation21.7 incounty
Annual snowfall26.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.26 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F35 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing138 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days146 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 10county
Average first fall frostOct 3county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$138(statewide)
Electric utilities serving this county2(statewide)
Electricity price per kWh14.1¢(statewide)
Household electricity use981 kWh(statewide)
Residential natural gas price$12.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity47.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas2.3%county
Homes heated by propane36.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil4.7%county
Homes heated by wood8.7%county
Households with broadband75.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk28.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk29.3county
Landslide risk28.4county
Hail risk54.6county
Earthquake risk24.4county
Tornado risk41.7county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk33.9county
Winter weather risk88.6county
Strong wind risk35.6county
Wildfire risk94.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Todd County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the South Dakota figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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