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Warren Township vs Oak Gulch Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.8× in Oak Gulch Township) and trails (2.2× in Oak Gulch Township).

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Warren Township, SDAn outdoors townClark County · 16 people
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Oak Gulch Township, SDAn outdoors townDay County · 19 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.

Warren TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors52.9% conserved land1.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Warren Township →
Oak Gulch TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors41.1% conserved land2.8 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Oak Gulch 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 worker2.8×
Oak Gulch Township is more of a job hub
Oak Gulch Township 0.64Warren Township 0.23
Trails2.2×
Oak Gulch Township has more miles of trail
Oak Gulch Township 2.8 miWarren Township 1.3 mi
Conserved land+11.8 pts
Warren Township has more conserved land
Warren Township 52.9%Oak Gulch Township 41.1%
Street grid+50%
Oak Gulch Township has the more walkable street grid
Oak Gulch Township 0.6Warren Township 0.4
★ What stands out · Where they are

Warren Township and Oak Gulch Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Warren TownshipOak Gulch TownshipWarren TownshipOak Gulch Township
Warren Township ↔ Oak Gulch Township5.4 miles apart · They share a border
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
Warren TownshipOak Gulch Township
Snow a year42″42″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th18th
Outdoors & history
Warren TownshipOak Gulch Township
Trails1 mi3 mi
Conserved land52.9%41.1%
Community
Warren TownshipOak Gulch 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.

Warren TownshipOak Gulch Township
People
Population 16Lowest 19Highest
Median age — 75.3±0.2 98% above SD
Kids under 18 0%±100 SD: 24.2% 0%±100 SD: 24.2%
Age 65+ 56.3%±100Lowest SD: 18% 68.4%±100Highest SD: 18%
Oak Gulch Township and Warren Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0% SD: 31.9% 0% SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±88.4 SD: 5% 0%±74.4 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Getting to work
Work from home 0%±62.5 SD: 9.7% 0%±100 SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.3 miHighest 31.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 0.64Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Clark (31%)Aberdeen (55%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Oak Gulch TownshipFew work in Warren Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 52.9%Highest 41.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miLowest 2.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 0.6Highest
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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