PrairiewoodSD
A town of 474.
474 people, and everyone knows the way
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Most working residents commute out of Prairiewood
Most working residents leave Prairiewood for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Aberdeen (68%), Sioux Falls (4%) and Aberdeen (4%). Half commute less than 5 miles.
Where working residents work
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Prairiewood has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 3°, and about 43 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
How healthy Prairiewood is
Prairiewood tracks South Dakota closely on all 26 CDC measures.
Moderate risk, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 47% of U.S. communities.
99% of working residents leave Prairiewood for work
Where Prairiewood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Prairiewood
Census-designated place in South Dakota, United States
Prairiewood Village is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP had a population of 303 at the 2020 census. It is in the central part of the county, 6 miles (10 km) northeast of Aberdeen, the county seat. Moccasin Creek flows southward through the CDP, part of the James River watershed. Moccasin Creek Country Club is in the southeast part of the CDP.
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- Population
- 303
- Elevation
- 1,296 ft