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Jasper Township vs Wayne Township

Next-door neighbors in Hanson County. The biggest differences: work from home (+16.5 pts in Wayne Township) and typical home built (43 yrs in Jasper Township).

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Jasper Township, SDA small town of 268Hanson County · 268 people
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Wayne Township, SDAn outdoors townHanson County · 224 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 →
Wayne TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors13.5% conserved land9.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Wayne 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.

Work from home+16.5 pts
More people work from home in Wayne Township
Wayne Township 19.4%Jasper Township 2.9%
Typical home built43 yrs
Jasper Township’s homes are older
Wayne Township 1981Jasper Township 1938
Jobs per worker2.8×
Wayne Township is more of a job hub
Wayne Township 0.64Jasper Township 0.23
Street grid+58%
Wayne Township has the more walkable street grid
Wayne Township 1.9Jasper Township 1.2
★ What stands out · Where they are

Jasper Township and Wayne Township share a border

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

Jasper TownshipWayne TownshipJasper TownshipWayne Township
Jasper Township ↔ Wayne Township5.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
2 Wayne Township residents work in Jasper Township (2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Wayne 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 TownshipWayne 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 TownshipWayne Township
Trails11 mi9 mi
Conserved land5.8%13.5%
Community
Jasper TownshipWayne 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 TownshipWayne Township
People
Population 268Highest 224Lowest
Median age 39.5±21.1Lowest 4% above SD 45.5±9Highest 20% above SD
Wayne Township and Jasper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.3%±9.4Highest SD: 24.2% 19.2%±7.6Lowest SD: 24.2%
Jasper Township and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.2%±15.7Lowest SD: 18% 18.8%±9.6Highest SD: 18%
Wayne Township and Jasper 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% 19.1%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10.4%±10.2Highest SD: 5% 4.5%±6.5Lowest SD: 5%
Jasper Township and Wayne 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 $78,750±$53kLowest 5% above SD
Jasper Township and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $242,900±$69k 6% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,537 7% below SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1981Highest 1 yr newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 24% above SD 19 minLowest 4% above SD
Work from home 2.9%±3.9Lowest SD: 9.7% 19.4%±9.2Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 0.64Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (27%)Mitchell (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wayne Township2% work in Jasper Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.8%Lowest 13.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 11.2 miHighest 9.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 mi 0.3 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 1.9Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Jasper Township

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Hanson Township454 people · $328K homes
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Fairview Township56 people · $253K homes
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Edgerton Township59 people

Towns like Jasper Township

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Franklin Township184 people · $189K homes
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Volin Township309 people · $409K homes
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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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