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SodusMN

A town of 198.

Population
198
residents
Median home value
$267K
Census ACS
Household income
$91K
median
Median age
38.5
years
Jobs based here
14
A commuter town
Small town

198 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Sodus

Most working residents leave Sodus for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Marshall (42%), Tyler (8%) and Tracy (7%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Sodus0%
Marshall42%
Tyler8%
Tracy7%
Balaton4%
11 mi
median commute distance
14
jobs based in Sodus
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Sodus has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 6°, and about 49 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

49″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter10–26°
Spring34–55°
Summer59–80°
Fall37–58°
Oct 5
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Sodus is

Sodus beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better27 too close to call5 worse
What stands outSodusMN
More adults with COPD6.7%5.4%
More adults with heart disease7.1%5.9%
More adults who have had a stroke3.6%3.1%
Avera Marshall Regional Medical Ctr
8.3 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

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.

60risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
60High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

3.7% of Sodus is conserved land

0.5 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves.

3.7%conserved
Map of Sodus: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
3.7%
conserved · 865 of 23,118 acres
0.5 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Jacobson Wildlife Management Area—286
2. Sodus Wildlife Management Area—188
3. Deer Lane Wildlife Management Area—76
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Sodus for work

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

42% → Marshall Marshall 42% 8% → Tyler Tyler 8% 7% → Tracy Tracy 7% 4% → Balaton Balaton 4% 3% → Russell Russell 3% 3% → Minneapolis Minneapolis 3% Sodus · 0% stay
14jobs based in Sodus
0%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Sodus

Township in Minnesota, United States

Sodus Township is a township in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 282 at the 2000 census. Sodus Township was organized in 1876, and named after Sodus, New York.

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

Population
262
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,332 ft

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