1910 · At scene of mill. Wreck at Bath, So. Dak · Library of Congress
Bath’s story
Bath in pictures
1 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
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A town of 446.
Population
446
+1% since 2010
Median home value
$334K
Census ACS
Household income
$86K
median
Median age
43.7
years
Jobs based here
449
Balanced
Small town
446 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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Climate
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Bath has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 3°, and about 42 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
42″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter6–25°
Spring32–55°
Summer57–81°
Fall34–57°
Sep 26
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Bath
Most working residents leave Bath for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Aberdeen (54%), Sioux Falls (5%) and Groton (3%). Half commute less than 8 miles.
4%work in town
Where working residents work
In Bath4%
Aberdeen54%
Sioux Falls5%
Groton3%
Aberdeen3%
8 mi
median commute distance
449
jobs based in Bath
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards
Low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 37% of U.S. communities.
37risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesHail
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health
How healthy Bath is
Bath beats the South Dakota average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
26 measures vs. South Dakota
1 better25 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Bath | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.2% | 12.7% |
Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen
5 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 →
Outdoors
4.6% of Bath is conserved land
6.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.
4.6%conserved
4.6%
conserved · 1,224 of 26,552 acres
6.0 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Housing
Homes in Bath sell for about $205K
The median sale price was $205,000 in April 2026.
$205Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
About Bath
Census-designated place in South Dakota, United States
Bath is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bath had a population of 142.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 142
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,302 ft
- ZIP code
- 57427
- Area code
- 605
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