In Hand County, jobs in the auto parts, accessories, and tire stores pay the highest wages

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Employment in the auto parts, accessories, and tire stores industry paid the average highest wages in Hand County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Hand County received an annual wage of $35,507 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry pay the State of South Dakota of $26,196 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $27,896.

Other top-pay jobs in Hand County, South Dakota may be found in insurance agencies, brokerages, and related ($31,712), building equipment contractors ($30,703), building foundation and exterior contractors ($23,318) and legal services ($11,094) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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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.

Hand County Wages have increased by 23.1% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Hand County, South Dakota by a total of 23.1%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for South Dakota and greater than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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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.

Hand County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Hand County

The Building equipment contractors industry has added the most employment with 2 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 83.3 percent of the total growth in Hand County.

Top 4 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (2 new jobs)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (9 new jobs)
3. Building equipment contractors (8 new jobs)
4. Depository credit intermediation (5 new jobs)

In Hand County, South Dakota, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 89 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Of the 5 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 4 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 1 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Hand County

The Limited-service eating places industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 15 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Limited-service eating places industry make up 56.8 percent of the total job loss in Hand County, South Dakota.

Top 1 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (15 jobs lost)

Hand County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Limited-service eating places industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 33.6 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has seen in the South Dakota, where the industry felt a gain of 15.2 percent. The losses in the Limited-service eating places industry in Hand County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 13.9 in percent of jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (33.6 percent decline)
2. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (29.4 percent decline)
3. Legal services (28.6 percent decline)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (25 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 9.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in the State of South Dakota, which saw a gain of 5.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Hand County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 17.2 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Hand County has increased employment slower than the industry job growth experienced in South Dakota, where this industry saw a gain of 25.9 percent. The Building equipment contractors industry in Hand County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 5.3 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (17.2 percent gain)





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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.

Hand County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Hand County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 590.5 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Hand County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in South Dakota, where this industry saw a gain of 2.8 percent. The Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry in Hand County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (590.5 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 3.5 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in South Dakota, which experienced a gain of 2.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Hand County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Legal services industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 16.7 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of South Dakota, where the industry felt a gain of 0.6 percent. The losses in the Legal services industry in Hand County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 0.6 in percent of workers in the Legal services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Legal services (16.7 percent decline)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (16.2 percent decline)
3. Building equipment contractors (5.6 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (5 percent decline)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (4 percent decline)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Hand County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 41 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related industry makes up 100.8 percent of the total growth in Hand County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (41 new jobs)
2. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (8 new jobs)
3. Nursing care facilities (5 new jobs)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (5 new jobs)
5. Architectural and engineering services (4 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Hand County

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 4 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry make up 45.8 percent of the total job loss in Hand County, South Dakota.

Top 1 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (4 jobs lost)

In Hand County, South Dakota, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 33 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Out of the 6 4-digit NAICS industries, 5 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 1 industries reported a drop in employment.





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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 Hand County, South Dakota

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Hand County was reported to have a medium-low median income for all households of $37,881 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 9 percent lower than the household income median in State of South Dakota of $41,280 and the median is 29.7 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Hand County had a median income of $36,563, this was 3.5 percent less than the median for all households. In Hand County, South Dakota White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $37,914 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.1 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Hand County, South Dakota can be recognized as having a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 9.2 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 41.7 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Hand County, having 13.6 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Hand County, South Dakota

Hand County, South Dakota may to understood as having a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 15.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Hand was reported to have a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of South Dakota's proportion of 21.6 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Hand County, South Dakota, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 40.2 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Hand have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 13.6 percent (Men) versus 17.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 36.2 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Hand County, South Dakota according the 2000 Decennial Census, 15.6 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





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

Demographic Profile for Hand County, South Dakota

In terms of total land area, Hand encompasses a total area of 1437 square miles. The county has a very low average area density of 2 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Madison, MT (2 per sq. mile ), McKenzie, ND (2 per sq. mile ), Logan, ND (2 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Presidio, TX (2 per sq. mile ), Rich, UT (2 per sq. mile ), Kodiak Island, AK (2 per sq. mile ).

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Hand County, South Dakota to be 47.9 years old. The median in Hand is greater than the median in South Dakota of 37.0. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median, when the median age was 43.8 years of age. With a total of 20.2 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Hand can be understood as having a medium-low percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 54.6 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 25.2 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a relatively high proportion of the area population base.

Estimated since the year 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Hand internationally. The international migration into Hand totals 0.1 percent of all immigration into South Dakota. This percent of international migration is low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Hand County, South Dakota has a population base that is comprised of 99.4 percent White, 0.1 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 0.3 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 0.5 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of South Dakota percent of 3.5. Since 2000, Hand has increased the percent of minority makeup when 0.4 percent of the total population were minorities.

Hand County, South Dakota had a population that was estimated at 3,307 in the year 2005. The population has decreased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 3,714. The decline represents a decrease of -11 percent. Hand ranks 57 of 66 counties when calculating total change in population for South Dakota and the county ranks 2,651 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

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

Housing Report for Hand County, South Dakota

In Hand County, the census reported 1,880 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding in all 29 residential units since 2001, or 1.6 percent.

The State of South Dakota, Hand County stands 51 of 66 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,291 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Hand County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $45,700, accounted by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the overall State of South Dakota 2000 home value of $79,600 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

There seems to be a abundant amount of real estate that is affordable in Hand County, South Dakota. In 2000, 95.7 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Hand County, South Dakota -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting has seen the highest growth in employment from the years 2001-2005 in Hand County, moving a total of 32.1 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of -0.6 percent. The State of South Dakota encountered a change in industry employment of 17.1 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

Wholesale trade has the largest businesses in Hand County. In the County, the industry averages 11 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the US industry average of 10 and greater than the State of South Dakota typical size of 7 for the Wholesale trade industry.

In Hand County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Wholesale trade and Retail Trade have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the county of 6.93. The level of employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry is 6.93 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Hand may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.

Hand County ranks 39 of 67 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of South Dakota in terms the size of total employment in 2005. This ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 38 of 67 Counties.

In Hand County, Retail Trade, Wholesale trade, and the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 19.5 percent of total employment in the county, making up 187 jobs. The Wholesale trade and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industries total 11.9 and 7.3 percent of the total jobs, respectively.







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