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A town of 99.
Population
99
residents
Household income
$87K
median
Median age
62.3
years
Jobs based here
12
A commuter town
Small town
99 people, and everyone knows the way
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Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Pleasant Valley
Most working residents leave Pleasant Valley for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Sioux Falls (25%), Vermillion (17%) and Yankton (9%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Pleasant Valley0%
Sioux Falls25%
Vermillion17%
Yankton9%
Wakonda7%
21 mi
median commute distance
12
jobs based in Pleasant Valley
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Pleasant Valley has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 10°, and about 31 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
31″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter13–31°
Spring36–59°
Summer61–83°
Fall38–61°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+0.8°
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 floodingDroughtTornadoes
7
paid flood claims since 1997
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health
How healthy Pleasant Valley is
Pleasant Valley beats the South Dakota average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
26 measures vs. South Dakota
1 better25 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Pleasant Valley | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.1% | 12.7% |
Sanford Vermillion Medical Center
12.5 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
0.1% of Pleasant Valley is conserved land
1.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.
0.1%conserved
0.1%
conserved · 29 of 22,849 acres
1.6 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Pleasant Valley for work
Where Pleasant Valley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
12jobs based in Pleasant Valley
0%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
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