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

165 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

OnakaSD Wasta TownshipPennington County

Onaka ↔ Wasta Township165 miles apart

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Only big differences vs South Dakota average

OnakaWasta Township

People

Population 25Lowest 26Highest

Median age 13.5±48.3Highest 64% below SD 5.8±5Lowest 85% below SD

Onaka and Wasta Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 56%±86.4Lowest SD: 24.2% 69.2%±56.4Highest SD: 24.2%

Wasta Township and Onaka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 20%±100Highest SD: 18% 0%±100Lowest SD: 18%

Onaka and Wasta Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 45.5%Lowest SD: 31.9% 50%Highest SD: 31.9%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±56.6 SD: 5% 0%±54.4 SD: 5%

Cost of living

Below poverty line 100%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1948 32 yrs older than SD —

Getting to work

Work from home 62.5%±97.6Highest SD: 9.7% 50%±32.5Lowest SD: 9.7%

Onaka and Wasta Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 89.3 miHighest 34.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.17Highest 0.33Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Yale (17%)Rapid City (50%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wasta TownshipFew work in Onaka

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 3.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 9.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.3 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 48.0Highest 0.1Lowest

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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