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DimockSD

A town of 104.

Population
104
residents
Median home value
$188K
Census ACS
Household income
$93K
median
Median age
60.0
years
Jobs based here
39
A commuter town
Small town

104 people, and everyone knows the way

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66°
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H 73° · L 61°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Dimock

Most working residents leave Dimock for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Parkston (32%), Mitchell (21%) and Sioux Falls (9%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Dimock4%
Parkston32%
Mitchell21%
Sioux Falls9%
Billings2%
16 mi
median commute distance
39
jobs based in Dimock
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Dimock has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 9°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

36″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter12–31°
Spring35–59°
Summer60–84°
Fall37–61°
Sep 29
typical first frost
May 8
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Dimock is

Dimock beats the South Dakota average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 6.

26 measures vs. South Dakota
2 better18 too close to call6 worse
What stands outDimockSD
More adults treating high blood pressure81%75.9%
More adults getting cholesterol checked87.9%84.8%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth18.6%12.7%
Avera Queen of Peace
16.4 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: 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 54% of U.S. communities.

54risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
54Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

96% of working residents leave Dimock for work

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

32% → Parkston Parkston 32% 21% → Mitchell Mitchell 21% 9% → Sioux Falls Sioux Falls 9% 2% → Billings Billings 2% 2% → Omaha Omaha 2% 2% → Selby Selby 2% Dimock · 4% stay
39jobs based in Dimock
4%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Dimock

Town in South Dakota, United States

Dimock is a town in Hutchinson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 137 at the 2020 census. The first farmer settlers, a group of Wisconsin Germans, arrived in 1879. Dimock was laid out in 1910, and named for a railroad surveyor. The town's ornate Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church was built in 1909.

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Population
137
Area
0.2 sq mi
Elevation
1,375 ft
ZIP code
57331

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