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Mussman Township vs Draper Township

Next-door neighbors in Jones County. The biggest differences: street grid (2.5× in Draper Township).

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Mussman Township, SDA small town of 0Jones County
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Draper Township, SDA small town of 48Jones County · 48 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.

Mussman TownshipA small town of 0
Quiet strengthsMussman Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Draper TownshipA small town of 48
Quiet strengthsDraper Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Draper 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.

Street grid2.5×
Draper Township has the more walkable street grid
Draper Township 1.0Mussman Township 0.4
★ What stands out · Where they are

Mussman Township and Draper Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mussman TownshipDraper TownshipMussman TownshipDraper Township
Mussman Township ↔ Draper Township5.7 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
Mussman TownshipDraper Township
Snow a year49″49″
January low12°F12°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)158d158d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th48th
Outdoors & history
Mussman TownshipDraper Township
Trails10 mi13 mi
Conserved land0.1%0%
Settled—1906
National Register places—1
Archive photos—6
Community
Mussman TownshipDraper 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.

Mussman TownshipDraper Township
People
Population 0Lowest 48Highest
Median age — 33.3±34.7 12% below SD
Kids under 18 — 45.8%±52.3 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ — 22.9%±68.5 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ — 57.7% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents — 0%±29.5 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,143 58% below SD
Below poverty line — 14.6% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes — 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year — 1958 22 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Work from home — 0%±55.6 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.8 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Pierre (67%)Murdo (56%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Draper TownshipFew work in Mussman Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 10.4 miLowest 12.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 mi 0.4 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 1.0Highest
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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