Most working residents leave Mount Pleasant for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Clark (20%), Watertown (17%) and Huron (7%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Clark

20%

Watertown

17%

Huron

Sioux Falls

0%Work in townlive and work in Mount Pleasant 26 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 0Jobs based herea commuter town

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSWork & commute in Mount Pleasant →

Health in Mount Pleasant

Compared with South Dakota

5worse than SD

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 21 are too close to call.

Conditions 4▼ 8 close Habits all close Care 1▼ 6 close Mind all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

8.1%More adults with COPDSD 6.7% · worse 8.2%More adults with heart diseaseSD 6.8% · worse 4.1%More adults who have had a strokeSD 3.5% · worse

Care nearby

Prairie Lakes Healthcare SystemWatertown · 27.3 mi · ER

Horizon Health - De Smet Medical and DentalDe Smet · 38.4 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 57225, 57236 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Mount Pleasant →

Natural hazards in Mount Pleasant

Low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 39% of U.S. communities.

🥶 Cold waves🌊 Inland flooding🧊 Hail

0Does Mount Pleasant flood?no paid flood claims on record NoneDisasters that paid out hereof 20 declared for Clark County MapMount Pleasant vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

FEMA National Risk Index December 2025 · OpenFEMANatural hazards in Mount Pleasant →

Climate in Mount Pleasant

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Mount Pleasant has cold winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 3°, and about 22 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

24° / 7°Winter

53° / 32°Spring

79° / 58°Summer

56° / 35°Fall

How much snow does Mount Pleasant get?About 22 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Oct 5, with the last in spring around May 5.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.0° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Climate in Mount Pleasant →

Schools in Mount Pleasant

All Mount Pleasant schools →

C⁻

School Grade C-

The public schools Mount Pleasant’s kids attend trail 83% of South Dakota’s districts on state tests.

DistrictClark School District 12-2Schools1

Hillcrest Colony Elementary - 05 C-Elementary · Grades K–8 · 31 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within SD. Ratings are from neighbors.