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PickstownSD

A town of 275. A regional job hub with 118 jobs.

Population
275
residents
Median home value
$288K
Census ACS
Household income
$87K
median
Median age
54.2
years
Jobs based here
118
A job hub

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Small town

275 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Pickstown

Most working residents leave Pickstown for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Lake Andes (20%), Wagner (18%) and Dante (8%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

8%work in town

Where working residents work

In Pickstown8%
Lake Andes20%
Wagner18%
Dante8%
Platte5%
12 mi
median commute distance
118
jobs based in Pickstown
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Pickstown has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 31 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

31″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–34°
Spring36–60°
Summer61–85°
Fall38–63°
Oct 13
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Pickstown is

Pickstown beats the South Dakota average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 14.

26 measures vs. South Dakota
2 better10 too close to call14 worse
What stands outPickstownSD
Fewer binge drinkers14.7%18.8%
More adults treating high blood pressure81.3%75.9%
More adults with COPD11.8%6.7%
Wagner Community Memorial Hospital - Cah
11.6 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 →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 47% of U.S. communities.

47risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
47Moderate riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A job hub

Every workday, about 113 people come to Pickstown for work

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

20% → Lake Andes Lake Andes 20% 18% → Wagner Wagner 18% 8% → Dante Dante 8% 5% → Platte Platte 5% 5% → Sioux Falls Sioux Falls 5% 3% → Ravinia Ravinia 3% Pickstown · 8% stay
118jobs based in Pickstown
8%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Pickstown Fire and Police Station NRHP 100005109 Charles Mix County, SD
2025 · Pickstown Fire and Police Station NRHP 100005109 Charles Mix County, SD · Wikimedia Commons
Pickstown’s story

Pickstown in pictures

4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

Lewis A PickSDMap-doton-PickstownFort Randall Dam, South Dakota
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About Pickstown

Town in South Dakota, United States

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Pickstown is a town in southern Charles Mix County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 230 at the 2020 census. It was named after U.S. Army General Lewis A. Pick, former director of the Missouri River Office of the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
230
Area
0.6 sq mi
Elevation
1,480 ft
ZIP code
57367
Area code
605

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