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Civil BendSD

A town of 191.

Population
191
residents
Median home value
$311K
Census ACS
Median age
39.5
years
Jobs based here
31
A commuter town
Small town

191 people, and everyone knows the way

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The data

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Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 82% of U.S. communities.

82risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
82Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Civil Bend

Most working residents leave Civil Bend for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are North Sioux City (20%), Sioux City (14%) and Sioux Falls (9%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Civil Bend1%
North Sioux City20%
Sioux City14%
Sioux Falls9%
Big Sioux9%
12 mi
median commute distance
31
jobs based in Civil Bend
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Civil Bend has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 10°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

36″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–32°
Spring37–60°
Summer61–84°
Fall38–62°
Oct 3
typical first frost
May 3
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Civil Bend is

Civil Bend tracks South Dakota closely on all 26 CDC measures.

26 measures vs. South Dakota
0 better26 too close to call0 worse
St. Lukes Regional Medical Center
13.6 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

3% of Civil Bend is conserved land

6.9 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

3%conserved
Map of Civil Bend: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
3%
conserved · 617 of 20,823 acres
6.9 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Civil Bend for work

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

20% → North Sioux City North Sioux City 20% 14% → Sioux City Sioux City 14% 9% → Sioux Falls Sioux Falls 9% 9% → Big Sioux Big Sioux 9% 9% → Dakota Dunes Dakota Dunes 9% 4% → Elk Point Elk Point 4% Civil Bend · 1% stay
31jobs based in Civil Bend
1%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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