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Most walkable towns in South Dakota

Ranked by street connectivity: intersections per square mile, the standard walkability measure the EPA uses. 32 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Map of Sioux Falls
South Dakota · Most walkable

Where Sioux Falls lands: #7 of 32

72.4 / sq mi street intersections per square mile · Visit Sioux Falls →

Mobridge 1 Mobridge 144 / sq mi Dead ends 7.3% Sisseton 2 Sisseton 120 / sq mi Dead ends 9.1% Lead 3 Lead 99.5 / sq mi Dead ends 18.7%
#TownIntersections per sq miDead endsStreet miles
1 Mobridge Mobridge2,932 people 144 / sq mi 7.3% 43.2 mi
2 Sisseton Sisseton2,670 people 120 / sq mi 9.1% 23.2 mi
3 Lead Lead3,006 people 99.5 / sq mi 18.7% 28.9 mi
4 Map of Winner Winner2,905 people 99.2 / sq mi 10.3% 34.9 mi
5 Milbank Milbank3,525 people 81.3 / sq mi 13.8% 37.3 mi
6 Dell Rapids Dell Rapids3,905 people 78.0 / sq mi 13.5% 30.7 mi
7 Map of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls201,469 people 72.4 / sq mi 15.2% 1,063.4 mi
8 Madison Madison6,094 people 70.3 / sq mi 10% 57.2 mi
9 Map of Tea Tea6,786 people 69.3 / sq mi 20.2% 47.1 mi
10 Elk Point Elk Point2,537 people 68.3 / sq mi 26.6% 18.3 mi
11 Yankton Yankton15,540 people 66.6 / sq mi 10.7% 106.0 mi
12 Map of Aberdeen Aberdeen28,189 people 66.3 / sq mi 15.2% 182.1 mi
13 Vermillion Vermillion11,878 people 65.0 / sq mi 16% 54.7 mi
14 Map of Huron Huron14,385 people 62.3 / sq mi 8.9% 118.6 mi
15 Map of Mitchell Mitchell15,649 people 62.0 / sq mi 12% 132.5 mi
16 Canton Canton3,033 people 61.0 / sq mi 12.7% 31.1 mi
17 Hot Springs Hot Springs3,548 people 59.1 / sq mi 23.6% 46.1 mi
18 Map of Brandon Brandon10,996 people 59.0 / sq mi 19.8% 64.1 mi
19 Sturgis Sturgis7,086 people 58.3 / sq mi 18.4% 62.4 mi
20 Map of Harrisburg Harrisburg8,519 people 56.6 / sq mi 18.7% 50.0 mi
21 Brookings23,948 people 55.6 / sq mi 16.2% 136.0 mi
22 Pierre Pierre13,948 people 53.8 / sq mi 15.2% 109.4 mi
23 Dakota Dunes3,936 people 53.6 / sq mi 16% 23.8 mi
24 Rapid City Rapid City77,946 people 49.5 / sq mi 23.6% 505.8 mi
25 Watertown Watertown23,044 people 39.7 / sq mi 11% 191.3 mi
26 Map of Hartford Hartford3,478 people 35.7 / sq mi 20.8% 25.6 mi
27 Spearfish Spearfish12,930 people 34.4 / sq mi 20.8% 106.5 mi
28 Map of North Sioux City North Sioux City3,045 people 31.1 / sq mi 20.7% 27.4 mi
29 Belle Fourche Belle Fourche5,804 people 30.6 / sq mi 18.7% 55.8 mi
30 Map of Chamberlain Chamberlain2,588 people 27.3 / sq mi 26.3% 29.2 mi
31 Map of Summerset Summerset3,022 people 27.2 / sq mi 25% 14.5 mi
32 Box Elder Box Elder12,902 people 25.9 / sq mi 23.7% 86.0 mi

How this ranking works

We rank every town by street connectivity: intersections per square mile, the standard walkability measure the EPA uses. More intersections mean shorter, more direct walks, while cul-de-sac layouts with long dead ends rank lower. Sidewalks are not mapped consistently enough to rank, so this measures the street grid itself. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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