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A town of 118.

Population
118
residents
Median home value
$190K
Census ACS
Median age
44.5
years
Jobs based here
46
A commuter town
Small town

118 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Ordway

Most working residents leave Ordway for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Aberdeen (45%), Britton (4%) and Sioux Falls (4%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Ordway0%
Aberdeen45%
Britton4%
Sioux Falls4%
Brookings3%
10 mi
median commute distance
46
jobs based in Ordway
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Ordway has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 3°, and about 42 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

42″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter6–25°
Spring32–55°
Summer57–81°
Fall34–57°
Sep 26
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 37% of U.S. communities.

37risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
37Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHail
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Ordway is

Ordway tracks South Dakota closely on all 26 CDC measures.

26 measures vs. South Dakota
0 better26 too close to call0 worse
Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen
6.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

2.4% of Ordway is conserved land

2.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

2.4%conserved
Map of Ordway: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
2.4%
conserved · 641 of 26,297 acres
2.3 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Ordway for work

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

45% → Aberdeen Aberdeen 45% 4% → Britton Britton 4% 4% → Sioux Falls Sioux Falls 4% 3% → Brookings Brookings 3% 3% → Pierre Pierre 3% 3% → Bath Bath 3% Ordway · 0% stay
46jobs based in Ordway
0%of working residents work in town
10 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Ordway

Unincorporated community in South Dakota, U.S.

Ordway is an unincorporated community in Brown County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

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