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RushmoreMN

A town of 362.

Population
362
residents
Median home value
$115K
Census ACS
Household income
$44K
median
Median age
36.0
years
Jobs based here
29
A commuter town
Small town

362 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Rushmore

Most working residents leave Rushmore for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Worthington (38%), Brewster (12%) and Sioux Falls (3%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Rushmore0%
Worthington38%
Brewster12%
Sioux Falls3%
Pipestone3%
17 mi
median commute distance
29
jobs based in Rushmore
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Rushmore has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 6°, and about 45 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

45″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter9–27°
Spring34–55°
Summer58–80°
Fall36–58°
Oct 4
typical first frost
May 3
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Rushmore is

Rushmore beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better18 too close to call14 worse
What stands outRushmoreMN
More uninsured adults11%7.5%
More adults with COPD7.5%5.4%
More smokers17.6%13.1%
Sanford Worthington Medical Center
10 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 42% of U.S. communities.

42risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
42Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHailTornadoes
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0% of Rushmore is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Rushmore: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 162 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Lindemann Park—13
2. Old School Park—3
3. Rushmore City Park—1
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Rushmore for work

Where Rushmore’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

38% → Worthington Worthington 38% 12% → Brewster Brewster 12% 3% → Sioux Falls Sioux Falls 3% 3% → Pipestone Pipestone 3% 3% → Marshall Marshall 3% 2% → Fulda Fulda 2% Rushmore · 0% stay
29jobs based in Rushmore
0%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Rushmore

Town in Minnesota, United States

Rushmore is a town in Nobles County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 365 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
365
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
1,660 ft
ZIP code
56168
Area code
507

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