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Population
194
residents
Median home value
$114K
Census ACS
Household income
$63K
median
Median age
49.5
years
Jobs based here
33
A commuter town
Small town
194 people, and everyone knows the way
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Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Egan
Most working residents leave Egan for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Flandreau (37%), Sioux Falls (21%) and Brookings (5%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
1%work in town
Where working residents work
In Egan1%
Flandreau37%
Sioux Falls21%
Brookings5%
Flandreau5%
21 mi
median commute distance
33
jobs based in Egan
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Egan has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 5°, and about 40 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
40″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter8–27°
Spring33–55°
Summer58–80°
Fall35–58°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 5
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities.
66risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesIce storms
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health
How healthy Egan is
Egan beats the South Dakota average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
26 measures vs. South Dakota
1 better23 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Egan | SD |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.6% | 75.9% |
| More adults with arthritis | 29.5% | 25.8% |
Avera Flandreau Hospital - Cah
4.5 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Egan for work
Where Egan’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
33jobs based in Egan
1%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Egan
City in South Dakota, United States
Egan is a city in Moody County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 241 at the 2020 census. The city has the name of a railroad employee.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 241
- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,529 ft
- ZIP code
- 57024
- Area code
- 605