In Pipestone County, jobs in the commercial machinery repair and maintenance pay the highest wages

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Employment in the commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry had the highest average wages in Pipestone County for 2006. The average industry job in Pipestone County earned an annual wage of $39,985 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage in Minnesota of $40,180 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $42,854.

High-wage employment in Pipestone County, Minnesota exsists in machinery and supply merchant wholesalers ($30,968), automobile dealers ($30,655), misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers ($30,073) and accounting and bookkeeping services ($26,073) industries. Note: Click the above Graphic for Detail Comparison

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Pipestone County Wages have increased by 5.3% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Pipestone County, Minnesota by a total of 5.3%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for Minnesota and less than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Pipestone County Industry Wages Lag Behind Minnesota, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Pipestone County, Minnesota when analyzed can be described as relatively low when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 44 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $40,849. The average pay was less than the overall average in the United States of $40,259.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Pipestone County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has decreased by 4.5 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Minnesota, which went through a gain of 2.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Pipestone County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 62.3 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Minnesota, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 0.2 percent. The losses in the General freight trucking industry in Pipestone County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 0.2 in percent of jobs in the General freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (62.3 percent decline)
2. Grocery stores (37 percent decline)
3. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (35.5 percent decline)
4. Automobile dealers (32.8 percent decline)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (14.4 percent decline)

Pipestone County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 79.3 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Pipestone County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Minnesota, where this industry saw a gain of 7.1 percent. The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry in Pipestone County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 20.8 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (79.3 percent gain)
2. Specialty food stores (39.2 percent gain)
3. Clothing stores (25.6 percent gain)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (22.9 percent gain)
5. Legal services (14.3 percent gain)

From the 18 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 11 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 7 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Pipestone County, Minnesota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 156 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Pipestone County

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has grown the most with 36 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry makes up 55.7 percent of the growth in Pipestone County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (36 new jobs)
2. Specialty food stores (16 new jobs)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (5 new jobs)
4. Clothing stores (4 new jobs)
5. Offices of dentists (2 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Pipestone County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Grocery stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 49 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 28.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Pipestone County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (49 jobs lost)
2. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (35 jobs lost)
3. General freight trucking (29 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (20 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (19 jobs lost)





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Pipestone County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has increased by 1.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than growth in Minnesota, experiencing a gain of 1.9 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Pipestone County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 217.1 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Pipestone County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Minnesota, where this industry saw a gain of 9.2 percent. The Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry in Pipestone County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 4.9 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (217.1 percent gain)
2. Specialized freight trucking (39.2 percent gain)
3. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (13.5 percent gain)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (11.5 percent gain)
5. Building equipment contractors (10.8 percent gain)

Pipestone County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The General freight trucking industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 38.8 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Minnesota, where the industry reported a gain of 1.6 percent. The losses in the General freight trucking industry in Pipestone County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 2.3 in percent of jobs in the General freight trucking industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. General freight trucking (38.8 percent decline)
2. Grocery stores (31.9 percent decline)
3. Limited-service eating places (17.1 percent decline)
4. Full-service restaurants (13.4 percent decline)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (8.5 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Pipestone County

Given the industries in the area, the Grocery stores industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 39 jobs. The declines in the Grocery stores industry make up 37.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Pipestone County, Minnesota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (39 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (24 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (18 jobs lost)
4. General freight trucking (11 jobs lost)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (3 jobs lost)

Of the 18 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 9 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 9 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Pipestone County, Minnesota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 59 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Pipestone County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry has added the most employment with 25 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Commercial machinery repair and maintenance industry makes up 42.2 percent of the total employment growth in Pipestone County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (25 new jobs)
2. Specialized freight trucking (10 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (8 new jobs)
4. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (8 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (3 new jobs)





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Pipestone County, Minnesota

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $48,263. This income level is 29.3 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Pipestone County had a median household income level of $13,974, this level was 62.6 percent less than the median for all households. In Pipestone County, Minnesota White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $37,482 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.4 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Hispanic in Pipestone County, Minnesota , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $28,154, this median is 24.6 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 17.7 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $30,713.

Compared to counties across the United States, Pipestone County was reported to have a medium-low household income of $37,334 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 47.6 percent lower than the median in Minnesota of $55,120 and this is 31.6 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Pipestone County, Minnesota can be recognized as having a rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 9.5 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 53.8 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Pipestone County, accounting 18.2 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Higher Education in Pipestone County, Minnesota

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Pipestone County, Minnesota, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 36.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Pipestone have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 15 percent (Men) versus 13 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 35.8 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

In Pipestone County, Minnesota according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 14.2 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 11.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Pipestone County, Minnesota is made up of a moderately-educated working age population, with 14 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Pipestone was reported to have a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Minnesota's proportion of 27.4 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.





Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Demographic Profile for Pipestone County, Minnesota

Pipestone County, Minnesota has a population that is made of 96.4 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.7 percent Asian, and 1 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 1.9 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Pipestone has increased in diversity when 1.4 percent of the people were minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Pipestone County, Minnesota to be 43.0 years of age. The median age in Pipestone is greater than the median age for the State of Minnesota of 36.7. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median, when the median age was 40.3 years old. With a total of 22.4 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Pipestone can be described as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 55.7 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 21.9 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a relatively high proportion of the area population base.

Pipestone County, Minnesota had a population of 9,421 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 9,850. The decline denotes a decrease of -4.4 percent. Pipestone ranks 73 of 87 counties when calculating total change in population for Minnesota and the county ranks 2,679 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

When calculating the total land area, Pipestone spans a total area of 466 total square miles. The area has a very low density of 20 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Jackson, WI (20 per sq. mile ), Dent, MO (20 per sq. mile ), Bates, MO (20 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Van Buren, TN (20 per sq. mile ), Lyon, IA (20 per sq. mile ), Madison, LA (20 per sq. mile ).

From 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Pipestone from outside the country. The immigration into Pipestone accounts for 0 percent of immigration into the State of Minnesota. This amount of international migration is low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Pipestone County, Minnesota

In Pipestone County, the real estate market was made up of 4,496 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 30 residential structures since 2001, a change of 0.7 percent.

Throughout the State of Minnesota, Pipestone County stands 82 of 87 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,800 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Pipestone County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $49,000, accounted by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall State of Minnesota 2000 median home value of $122,400 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

There is a large amount affordable residential real estate in Pipestone County, Minnesota. In 2000, 94 percent of housing was valued under $125k.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Pipestone County, Minnesota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Utilities in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Pipestone County, moving a total of 60.9 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of -8.2 percent. The State of Minnesota saw a change in employment in the sector of -5.4 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Pipestone County. The industry averages 54 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the Minnesota average of 39 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Pipestone County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 21.9 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 708 jobs. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors account for 16.4 and 15.1 percent of total employment, respectively.

In Pipestone County, Utilities, Manufacturing and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Utilities industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.3. This means the percent of total employment in the Utilities sector is 2.3 times greater than the national average, signifying that Pipestone County may specialize, or be an exporter of Utilities.

The Wholesale trade sector has decreased the most in local industry presence in Pipestone County since the year 2001. The industry went from accounting for 11.2 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 5.1 percent in the year 2005.

Wholesale trade saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Pipestone County. The sector dealt with a loss of 217 employees during the period, or 56.8 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 56.5 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

Pipestone is the County that is ranked 68 of 88 total Counties throughout Minnesota according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 64 of 88 Counties.



Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).