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Spring Creek Township vs Lone Rock Township

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

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

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.
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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.
All about Lone Rock 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
Spring Creek TownshipLone Rock Township
Snow a year40″40″
January low4°F5°F
July high81°F82°F
Growing season (days)148d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th37th
Community
Spring Creek TownshipLone Rock 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.

Spring Creek TownshipLone Rock TownshipSpring Creek TownshipLone Rock Township
Spring Creek Township ↔ Lone Rock 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.

Spring Creek TownshipLone Rock Township
People
Population 33Lowest 51Highest
Median age 58.2±16.9Lowest 53% above SD 59±9.2Highest 55% 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 21.2%±84.2Highest SD: 24.2% 0%±55.5Lowest 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+ 6.1%±96.1Highest SD: 18% 5.9%±65.4Lowest 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+ 11.5%Highest SD: 31.9% 5.9%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±42.9 SD: 5% 0%±27.7 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 90%Highest SD: 68.6% 88%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1953Lowest 27 yrs older than SD 1963Highest 17 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 8 min 53% below SD —
Work from home 4.2%±7.6Lowest SD: 9.7% 24.3%±15.2Highest 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 0%Lowest 2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 27.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.13Highest 0.54Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (26%)Brookings (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lone Rock TownshipFew work in Spring Creek Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
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 1.2Lowest 1.4Highest
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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