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Black Township vs Lamro Township

Next-door neighbors in Tripp County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.2× in Black Township) and homeowners (+44.7 pts renters in Black Township).

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Black Township, SDA small town of 85Tripp County · 85 people
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Lamro Township, SDA small town of 286Tripp County · 286 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.

Black TownshipA small town of 85
Quiet strengthsBlack Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Black Township →
Lamro TownshipA small town of 286
Quiet strengthsLamro Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lamro Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

Jobs per worker4.2×
Black Township is more of a job hub
Black Township 2.83Lamro Township 0.68
Homeowners+44.7 pts renters
Black Township has more renters
Lamro Township 97.3%Black Township 52.6%
In college+36.5 pts
Black Township is more of a college town
Black Township 36.5%Lamro Township 0%
Typical home built48 yrs
Black Township’s homes are older
Lamro Township 1986Black Township 1938
Street grid2.3×
Lamro Township has the more walkable street grid
Lamro Township 1.8Black Township 0.8
Size3.4×
Lamro Township is the bigger place
Lamro Township 286Black Township 85
★ What stands out · Where they are

Black Township and Lamro Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Black TownshipLamro TownshipBlack TownshipLamro Township
Black Township ↔ Lamro Township5.2 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
3 Lamro Township residents work in Black Township (1.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Lamro Township →
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
Black TownshipLamro Township
Snow a year49″49″
January low13°F13°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)159d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)42nd42nd
Outdoors & history
Black TownshipLamro Township
Trails31 mi15 mi
Conserved land0.3%1.5%
Community
Black TownshipLamro 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.

Black TownshipLamro Township
People
Population 85Lowest 286Highest
Median age 19.8±44Lowest 48% below SD 52.5±26.4Highest 38% above SD
Lamro Township and Black Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.4%±28.5Highest SD: 24.2% 19.2%±15.3Lowest SD: 24.2%
Black Township and Lamro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.8%±41.7Lowest SD: 18% 27.6%±12.8Highest SD: 18%
Lamro Township and Black Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 28.6%Highest SD: 31.9% 23.4%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 36.5%±30.5Highest SD: 5% 0%±4.9Lowest SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $119,375±$37k 59% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $231,300±$104k 10% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,833 33% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 66.7%±100Highest SD: 39.8%
Lamro Township and Black Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 52.6%Lowest SD: 68.6% 97.3%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 16 min 12% below SD
Work from home 0%±15.2Lowest SD: 9.7% 14.6%±20.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Lamro Township and Black Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.4%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miHighest 4.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.83Highest 0.68Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Winner (43%)Winner (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lamro Township2% work in Black Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 1.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 31.4 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.9 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 1.8Highest
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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