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A town of 498.

Population
498
+4.1% since 2010
Median home value
$298K
Census ACS
Household income
$85K
median
Median age
38.7
years
Jobs based here
32
A commuter town
Small town

498 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 73° · L 61°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Prosper

Most working residents leave Prosper for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Mitchell (49%), Sioux Falls (13%) and Beulah (3%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Prosper0%
Mitchell49%
Sioux Falls13%
Beulah3%
Rapid City3%
8 mi
median commute distance
32
jobs based in Prosper
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Prosper has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 8°, and about 41 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

41″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter11–31°
Spring35–58°
Summer60–84°
Fall37–61°
Oct 6
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

11.3% of Prosper is conserved land

5.9 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

11.3%conserved
Map of Prosper: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
11.3%
conserved · 2,602 of 22,941 acres
5.9 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Health

How healthy Prosper is

Prosper tracks South Dakota closely on all 26 CDC measures.

26 measures vs. South Dakota
0 better26 too close to call0 worse
Avera Queen of Peace
6.5 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 →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 49% of U.S. communities.

49risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
49Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Prosper for work

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

49% → Mitchell Mitchell 49% 13% → Sioux Falls Sioux Falls 13% 3% → Beulah Beulah 3% 3% → Rapid City Rapid City 3% 2% → Parkston Parkston 2% 2% → Ethan Ethan 2% Prosper · 0% stay
32jobs based in Prosper
0%of working residents work in town
8 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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