Edmunds County, South Dakota Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

Edmunds County, SD Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

  • B
    Health Around average
    Healthier than 70% of counties in South Dakota
  • B
    Income Around average
    Wealthier than 91% of counties in South Dakota
  • D
    Education Well below average
    Better educated than 74% of counties in South Dakota

Source: Map AI Methodology

Edmunds County
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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Edmunds County South Dakota Avg U.S. Average
Population 4,048 907,403 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 3.5 11.8 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) 0.16% 0.80% 0.59%
Median age 43.2 35.5 37.3
Households 1,630 365,533 130,235,071

Population in Edmunds County grew by 1.7% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 4,048 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Edmunds County is Gen X, aged 45–60, at 21.5% of residents. That is 3.0 points above South Dakota as a whole.

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below South Dakota, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 48.8% of the people living in Edmunds County and men 51.2%.

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Economy

Edmunds County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric Edmunds County South Dakota Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $79,199 $75,087 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 3.05% 4.61% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 1.1% 2.9% 5.2%

The median household income in Edmunds County is about 5% higher than in South Dakota.

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Housing

Metric Edmunds County South Dakota Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $141,249 $92,142 $248,835
Median rent $991 $946 $1,407
Homeownership rate 81.1% 68.6% 65.2%

The median home price in Edmunds County is about 11.9 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $991 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Edmunds County spend about 35 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 145 hours, about 6.0 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Edmunds County South Dakota Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 17.4 15.3 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 34.8 30.7 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 145 128 187
Estimated yearly cost $4,497 $3,961 $5,790
Work from home 13.9% 9.7% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 1,832 2,777 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 155 353 1,355

Fastest commutes among counties in South Dakota: Jones County (6.7 min), Bennett County (7.5 min), Jackson County (7.8 min).
Slowest: Custer County (25.5 min), McCook County (25.4 min), Turner County (23.1 min).

The average commute time in Edmunds County is 17 minutes, longer than the 15 minutes in South Dakota.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

Edmunds County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric Edmunds County South Dakota Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 26.4% 28.0% 31.6%
Average household size 2.42 2.40 2.53

Highest education index among counties in South Dakota: Clay County (0.4), Lincoln County (0.3), Stanley County (0.3).
Lowest: Buffalo County (0.1), Mellette County (0.2), Oglala Lakota County (0.2).

Health

Edmunds County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric Edmunds County South Dakota Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 81.1 79.9 78.3
Self-rated poor health 11.4% 13.8% 16.3%
Smokers 16.2% 19.9% 19.0%

Highest health index among counties in South Dakota: Brookings County (0.8), Lincoln County (0.8), Clay County (0.8).
Lowest: Todd County (0.7), Buffalo County (0.7), Mellette County (0.7).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Edmunds County, South Dakota.

How big is Edmunds County, South Dakota by population?

About 4,048 people live in Edmunds County, South Dakota, in 1,630 households of 2.4 people on average. The median age is 43.2, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 6 years.

Is Edmunds County, South Dakota mostly urban or rural?

Averaged over its land area, Edmunds County, South Dakota has 4 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 4% of the U.S. average of 86.

How affordable is housing in Edmunds County, South Dakota?

The median home costs 1.8 times the median household income ($141,249 against $79,199), compared with 3.1 times nationally. That is within the traditional rule of thumb of about 3 times income. Median rent of $991 a month takes about 15% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

Is unemployment high in Edmunds County, South Dakota?

Unemployment in Edmunds County, South Dakota is only 1.1%, well below the U.S. rate of 5.2%, a sign of a tight labor market where employers compete for workers.

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