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Mission, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Mission is a Census city of 1,539 people across 0.59 square miles of land, in Todd County. 49.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mission
What Mission is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.59 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,622 plus or minus 605
- County holding the largest share of its areaTodd County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mission
How many people live in Mission
- Population1,539 plus or minus 355
- Median age24.9
- Population under 18575 plus or minus 118
- Share under 1837.4 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Population 65 and over98 plus or minus 37
- Share 65 and over6.4 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Households464 plus or minus 108
- Family households329 plus or minus 84
- Share of households that are families70.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mission
Income and work in Mission
- Per capita income$16,666 plus or minus $3,490
- Civilian labor force627 plus or minus 168
- Employed461 plus or minus 155
- Unemployed166 plus or minus 65
- Unemployment rate26.5 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Adults 25 and over766 plus or minus 177
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.9 percent plus or minus 27.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.9 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.8 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mission
Housing in Mission
- Housing units528 plus or minus 108
- Occupied units464 plus or minus 108
- Vacant units64 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate12.1 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Owner occupied229 plus or minus 82
- Renter occupied235 plus or minus 60
- Ownership rate49.4 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Median owner-occupied home value$65,900 plus or minus $16,806
- Median gross rent, monthly$432 plus or minus $107
- Single family units233 plus or minus 84
- Share single family44.1 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Units in buildings of two or more224 plus or minus 60
- Share in buildings of two or more42.4 percent
- Mobile homes71 plus or minus 28
- Median year structure built1992
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mission
How Mission gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute467 plus or minus 158
- Commuting under 15 minutes354 plus or minus 117
- Share commuting under 15 minutes75.8 percent plus or minus 35.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more60 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more12.8 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Drove alone81.8 percent
- Carpooled16.5 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mission
Flood risk in Mission
- NFIP communityCity of Mission
- NFIP community number460202
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/05/86(M)
The City of Mission participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460202 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Todd County, not Mission
Todd County context, not Mission figures
- Establishments in Todd County59
- Covered employment, Todd County2,946
- Average annual pay, Todd County$49,365
- Housing units permitted, Todd County0
Every figure in this section is published for Todd County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mission.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Mission questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mission, South Dakota?
1,539, in 464 households. Mission city covers 0.59 square miles of land, which is 2,622 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mission in?
Todd County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
Is Mission in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mission appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mission, city of, community 460202, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Mission figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Todd County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Mission.
Is zoning published for Mission?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.