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Lone Rock Township vs Spring Creek Township

13 miles apart in Moody County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.1× in Spring Creek Township).

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Lone Rock Township, SDA small town of 51Moody County · 51 people
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Spring Creek Township, SDA small town of 33Moody County · 33 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.

Lone Rock TownshipA small town of 51
Quiet strengthsLone Rock Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Spring Creek TownshipA small town of 33
Quiet strengthsSpring Creek Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Spring Creek 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.

Jobs per worker2.1×
Spring Creek Township is more of a job hub
Spring Creek Township 1.13Lone Rock Township 0.54
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
Lone Rock TownshipSpring Creek Township
Snow a year40″40″
January low5°F4°F
July high82°F81°F
Growing season (days)152d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th37th
Community
Lone Rock TownshipSpring Creek 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.

Where they are

13 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lone Rock TownshipSpring Creek TownshipLone Rock TownshipSpring Creek Township
Lone Rock Township ↔ Spring Creek Township13 miles apart · Same county
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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.

Lone Rock TownshipSpring Creek Township
People
Population 51Highest 33Lowest
Median age 59±9.2Highest 55% above SD 58.2±16.9Lowest 53% above SD
Lone Rock Township and Spring Creek Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±55.5Lowest SD: 24.2% 21.2%±84.2Highest SD: 24.2%
Spring Creek Township and Lone Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 5.9%±65.4Lowest SD: 18% 6.1%±96.1Highest SD: 18%
Spring Creek Township and Lone Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.9%Lowest SD: 31.9% 11.5%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±27.7 SD: 5% 0%±42.9 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $596,200±$124k 132% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly — $3,583 32% 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 88%Lowest SD: 68.6% 90%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963Highest 17 yrs older than SD 1953Lowest 27 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 8 min 53% below SD
Work from home 24.3%±15.2Highest SD: 9.7% 4.2%±7.6Lowest SD: 9.7%
Lone Rock Township and Spring Creek Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.54Lowest 1.13Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (16%)Sioux Falls (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Spring Creek TownshipFew work in Lone Rock Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Highest 1.2Lowest
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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