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Carter Township vs Jordan Township

Next-door neighbors in Tripp County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.7× in Carter Township) and homeowners (+27.3 pts renters in Jordan Township).

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Carter Township, SDA small town of 214Tripp County · 214 people
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Jordan Township, SDA small town of 93Tripp County · 93 people
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.

Carter TownshipA small town of 214
Quiet strengthsCarter Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Carter Township →
Jordan TownshipA small town of 93
Quiet strengthsJordan Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Jordan 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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Carter Township and Jordan Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Carter TownshipJordan TownshipCarter TownshipJordan Township
Carter Township ↔ Jordan Township5.5 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
Carter TownshipJordan Township
Snow a year49″49″
January low13°F13°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)159d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th69th
Outdoors & history
Carter TownshipJordan Township
Conserved land0%2%
Community
Carter TownshipJordan 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.

Carter TownshipJordan Township
People
Population 214Highest 93Lowest
Median age 12±32.8Lowest 68% below SD 46.4±29.4Highest 22% above SD
Jordan Township and Carter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 50.5%±51.5Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±30.4Lowest SD: 24.2%
Carter Township and Jordan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 0%±16.2Lowest SD: 18% 32.3%±30.5Highest SD: 18%
Jordan Township and Carter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.6%Highest SD: 31.9% 10.2%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±6.6Lowest SD: 5% 16.1%±26Highest SD: 5%
Jordan Township and Carter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $74,219±$45k about the SD average
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 72.7%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1982 2 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 12 min 34% below SD —
Work from home 0%±18.5 SD: 9.7% 0%±16.1 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.86Highest 0.15Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Colome (29%)Winner (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Jordan TownshipFew work in Carter Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 12.9 miLowest 20.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5 0.5
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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