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Jasper Township vs Hanson Township

Next-door neighbors in Hanson County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4× in Hanson Township) and trails (2.5× in Jasper Township).

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Jasper Township, SDA small town of 268Hanson County · 268 people
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Hanson Township, SDA small town of 454Hanson County · 454 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.

Jasper TownshipA small town of 268
Quiet strengthsJasper Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Jasper Township →
Hanson TownshipA small town of 454
Quiet strengthsHanson Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hanson 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×
Hanson Township is more of a job hub
Hanson Township 0.91Jasper Township 0.23
Trails2.5×
Jasper Township has more miles of trail
Jasper Township 11.2 miHanson Township 4.5 mi
Bachelor’s degree++19.6 pts
More adults in Hanson Township have a degree
Hanson Township 31.1%Jasper Township 11.5%
Average commute8 min
Hanson Township has the shorter commute
Jasper Township 22 minHanson Township 14 min
Street grid+67%
Hanson Township has the more walkable street grid
Hanson Township 2.0Jasper Township 1.2
Homeowners+12.5 pts renters
Hanson Township has more renters
Jasper Township 100%Hanson Township 87.5%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Jasper Township and Hanson Township share a border

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

Jasper TownshipHanson TownshipJasper TownshipHanson Township
Jasper Township ↔ Hanson Township5.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
2 Jasper Township residents work in Hanson Township (2.3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Jasper 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
Jasper TownshipHanson Township
Snow a year36″36″
January low6°F6°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)143d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th55th
Outdoors & history
Jasper TownshipHanson Township
Trails11 mi5 mi
Conserved land5.8%1.6%
Community
Jasper TownshipHanson 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.

Jasper TownshipHanson Township
People
Population 268Lowest 454Highest
Median age 39.5±21.1Highest 4% above SD 37±2.2Lowest about the SD average
Jasper Township and Hanson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.3%±9.4Lowest SD: 24.2% 31.1%±4Highest SD: 24.2%
Hanson Township and Jasper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.2%±15.7Highest SD: 18% 5.5%±6.4Lowest SD: 18%
Jasper Township and Hanson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.5%Lowest SD: 31.9% 31.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10.4%±10.2Highest SD: 5% 0.9%±2.6Lowest SD: 5%
Jasper Township and Hanson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $142,850±$42kHighest 90% above SD $110,500±$28kLowest 47% above SD
Jasper Township and Hanson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $328,100±$64k 27% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $3,724 37% above SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 87.5%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1954Highest 26 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 24% above SD 14 minLowest 21% below SD
Work from home 2.9%±3.9Lowest SD: 9.7% 7.7%±7Highest SD: 9.7%
Hanson Township and Jasper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 mi 17.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 0.91Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (27%)Mitchell (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Hanson TownshipFew work in Jasper Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.8%Highest 1.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 11.2 miHighest 4.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 2.0Highest
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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