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Agency Township vs Lawrence Township

Next-door neighbors in Roberts County. The biggest differences: homeowners (+39.5 pts renters in Lawrence Township) and trails (2.6× in Agency Township).

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Agency Township, SDA small town of 128Roberts County · 128 people
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Lawrence Township, SDA small town of 245Roberts County · 245 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Agency TownshipA small town of 128
Quiet strengthsAgency Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Agency Township →
Lawrence TownshipA small town of 245
Quiet strengthsLawrence Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lawrence Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Homeowners+39.5 pts renters
Lawrence Township has more renters
Agency Township 91.8%Lawrence Township 52.3%
Trails2.6×
Agency Township has more miles of trail
Agency Township 1.3 miLawrence Township 0.5 mi
Jobs per worker2.3×
Agency Township is more of a job hub
Agency Township 0.07Lawrence Township 0.03
Bachelor’s degree++19.9 pts
More adults in Lawrence Township have a degree
Lawrence Township 25.5%Agency Township 5.6%
Typical home built16 yrs
Lawrence Township’s homes are older
Agency Township 1997Lawrence Township 1981
★ What stands out · Where they are

Agency Township and Lawrence Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Agency TownshipLawrence TownshipAgency TownshipLawrence Township
Agency Township ↔ Lawrence Township4.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Agency TownshipLawrence Township
Snow a year48″51″
January low5°F3°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)151d149d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st51st
Outdoors & history
Agency TownshipLawrence Township
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land9.8%2.4%
National Register places1—
Community
Agency TownshipLawrence Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Agency TownshipLawrence Township
People
Population 128Lowest 245Highest
Median age 27±39.5Highest 29% below SD 22.3±9.7Lowest 41% below SD
Agency Township and Lawrence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.3%±18.2Lowest SD: 24.2% 43.3%±28.9Highest SD: 24.2%
Lawrence Township and Agency Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.7%±25.3Lowest SD: 18% 14.7%±12.1Highest SD: 18%
Lawrence Township and Agency Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.6%Lowest SD: 31.9% 25.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.6%±13.5Highest SD: 5% 4.9%±7.6Lowest SD: 5%
Agency Township and Lawrence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $60,375±$33k 20% below SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $54,100±$5k 79% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $446±$276 53% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±64.5Lowest SD: 39.8%
Agency Township and Lawrence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.4%Lowest SD: 11.9% 23.7%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.8%Highest SD: 68.6% 52.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1997Highest 17 yrs newer than SD 1981Lowest 1 yr newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 11 min 36% below SD
Work from home 21.4%±24.8Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±10.9Lowest SD: 9.7%
Agency Township and Lawrence Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 24.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sisseton (36%)Sisseton (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lawrence TownshipFew work in Agency Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.8%Highest 2.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 1.3Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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