Wall LakeSD
A town of 1,130. Healthier than 80% of U.S. towns.
What makes Wall Lake stand out
The 2 things Wall Lake does most differently from other towns.
1,130 people, and everyone knows the way
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Weather
Forecast →Local news
All →Upcoming events
Nothing on the calendar.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wall Lake. Another town gets a different order.
Healthier than 80% of U.S. towns
Wall Lake beats the South Dakota average on 10 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| What stands out | Wall Lake | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.1% | 12.7% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.7% | 3.5% |
Most working residents commute out of Wall Lake
Most working residents leave Wall Lake for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Sioux Falls (64%), Hartford (8%) and Humboldt (2%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
Where working residents work
Low risk, with tornadoes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 26% of U.S. communities.
Wall Lake’s public schools outperform 67% of South Dakota districts
The public schools Wall Lake’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 67% of South Dakota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falls Academy - 08 | 5–12 | 29 | D− |
| Brighten Transition Youth Treatment Center - 07 | 8–12 | 6 | Not graded |
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Wall Lake has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 8°, and about 45 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
11.1% of Wall Lake is conserved land
1.5 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wall Lake Park | 0.2 mi | 23 |
97% of working residents leave Wall Lake for work
Where Wall Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023