1940 · Mission, South Dakota · Library of Congress
Mission’s story
111 years in pictures
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
- 1915Mission is settled
- 1940Mission, South Dakota
MissionSD
A town of 1,539, settled in 1915. Healthier than 100% of U.S. towns.
Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
1,539
−2.2% since 2010
Median home value
$66K
Census ACS
Median age
24.9
years
Jobs based here
616
A job hub
What makes Mission stand out
The 2 things Mission does most differently from other towns.
A job hub
Every workday, about 553 people come to Mission for work
Where Mission’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
616jobs based in Mission
27%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Mission’s report card
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Mission. Another town gets a different order.
Health
Healthier than 0% of U.S. towns
Mission beats the South Dakota average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 19.
D−Health Grade
26 measures vs. South Dakota
2 better5 too close to call19 worse
| What stands out | Mission | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.8% | 9.2% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 15.3% | 18.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 32.8% | 12.7% |
Phs Indian Hospital at Rosebud
11.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
2nd
percentile among SD towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Work & commute
About one in four working residents works right in Mission
About one in 4 of Mission’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Two Strike (18%), St. Francis (11%) and Soldier Creek (9%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
27%work in town
Where working residents work
In Mission27%
Two Strike18%
St. Francis11%
Soldier Creek9%
Rapid City3%
11 mi
median commute distance
616
jobs based in Mission
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.
70risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingWildfireCold waves
2
paid flood claims since 1997
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Mission has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 42 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
42″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter14–36°
Spring33–58°
Summer58–84°
Fall36–62°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors
0% of Mission is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 374 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kimmel Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
About Mission
City in South Dakota, United States
Mission is a city on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in northern Todd County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,156 at the 2020 census. Mission is home of the Sinte Gleska University. It is the largest incorporated community in the county, but is smaller than the unincorporated community of Rosebud, the capital of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. Mission is named for one of the many missions established by religious groups in the late 19th century to educate and assist the Sicangu Lakota (Rosebud Sioux) and other Native American people. The major economic center of the county, it is located at the junction of U.S. routes 18 and 83. The city contains part of the Oyate Trail, the headq…
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1915
- Population
- 1,156
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,582 ft
- ZIP code
- 57555
- Area code
- 605
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