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Wayne Township vs Jasper Township

Next-door neighbors in Hanson County. The biggest differences: work from home (+16.5 pts in Wayne Township) and typical home built (43 yrs in Jasper Township).

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Wayne Township, SDAn outdoors townHanson County · 224 people
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Jasper Township, SDA small town of 268Hanson County · 268 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.

Wayne TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors13.5% conserved land9.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Wayne Township →
Jasper TownshipA small town of 268
Quiet strengthsJasper Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Jasper 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.

Work from home+16.5 pts
More people work from home in Wayne Township
Wayne Township 19.4%Jasper Township 2.9%
Typical home built43 yrs
Jasper Township’s homes are older
Wayne Township 1981Jasper Township 1938
Jobs per worker2.8×
Wayne Township is more of a job hub
Wayne Township 0.64Jasper Township 0.23
Street grid+58%
Wayne Township has the more walkable street grid
Wayne Township 1.9Jasper Township 1.2
★ What stands out · Where they are

Wayne Township and Jasper Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Wayne TownshipJasper TownshipWayne TownshipJasper Township
Wayne Township ↔ Jasper Township5.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
2 Wayne Township residents work in Jasper Township (2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Wayne Township →
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
Wayne TownshipJasper Township
Snow a year36″36″
January low6°F6°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)143d143d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th55th
Outdoors & history
Wayne TownshipJasper Township
Trails9 mi11 mi
Conserved land13.5%5.8%
Community
Wayne TownshipJasper 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.

Wayne TownshipJasper Township
People
Population 224Lowest 268Highest
Median age 45.5±9Highest 20% above SD 39.5±21.1Lowest 4% above SD
Wayne Township and Jasper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.2%±7.6Lowest SD: 24.2% 24.3%±9.4Highest SD: 24.2%
Jasper Township and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.8%±9.6Highest SD: 18% 17.2%±15.7Lowest SD: 18%
Wayne Township and Jasper Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 11.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.5%±6.5Lowest SD: 5% 10.4%±10.2Highest SD: 5%
Jasper Township and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $78,750±$53kLowest 5% above SD $142,850±$42kHighest 90% above SD
Jasper Township and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $242,900±$69k 6% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,537 7% below SD —
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% SD: 68.6% 100% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Highest 1 yr newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 4% above SD 22 minHighest 24% above SD
Work from home 19.4%±9.2Highest SD: 9.7% 2.9%±3.9Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 17.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.64Highest 0.23Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (30%)Mitchell (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Jasper TownshipFew work in Wayne Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 13.5%Highest 5.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 9.3 miLowest 11.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 mi 0.3 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.9Highest 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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