In Jackson County, jobs in the other specialty trade contractors pay the highest wages

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Employment in the other specialty trade contractors industry reported the top wages in Jackson County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Jackson County received an annual wage of $21,650 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage rate in South Dakota of $31,604 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $39,240.

High-wage employment in Jackson County, South Dakota exsists in gasoline stations ($10,951), traveler accommodation ($9,480), full-service restaurants ($8,047) and rv parks and recreational camps ($6,204) 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.

Jackson County Wages have increased by 12.3% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Jackson County, South Dakota by a total of 12.3%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of South Dakota 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.

Jackson County Industry Wages Lag Behind South Dakota, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Jackson County, South Dakota can be described as very low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 47 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $28,713. The overall industry wage was less than the US average pay 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.

Jackson County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Jackson County, South Dakota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 49 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Jackson County

The Traveler accommodation industry has added the most employment with 46 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Traveler accommodation industry makes up 100.7 percent of the total growth in Jackson County.

Top 2 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (46 new jobs)
2. Hog and pig farming (20 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Jackson County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Gasoline stations industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 17 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 82.5 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Jackson County, South Dakota.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (17 jobs lost)



Jackson County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Traveler accommodation industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 159.8 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Jackson County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of South Dakota, where this industry saw a gain of 11.3 percent. The Traveler accommodation industry in Jackson County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 1.9 percent of the industry employment.

Top 1 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (159.8 percent gain)

Jackson County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The RV parks and recreational camps industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 30 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of South Dakota, where the industry reported a gain of 35.1 percent. The losses in the RV parks and recreational camps industry in Jackson County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 4.8 percent in terms of employees in the RV parks and recreational camps industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. RV parks and recreational camps (30 percent decline)
2. Gasoline stations (16.9 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 14.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in South Dakota, which experienced a gain of 5.3 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.





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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.

Jackson County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Jackson County

Given the industries in the area, the Gasoline stations industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 28 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Gasoline stations industry make up 100.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Jackson County, South Dakota.

Top 2 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (28 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (232 jobs lost)

In Jackson County, South Dakota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 31 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Jackson County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Traveler accommodation industry has added the most employment with 5 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Traveler accommodation industry makes up 88.9 percent of the total number of new jobs in Jackson County.

Top 1 Industries
1. Traveler accommodation (5 new jobs)



Jackson County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 24.8 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 sector experienced a loss of 0.3 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Jackson County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 0.3 percent in terms of employees in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (24.8 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 7.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of South Dakota, which went through a gain of 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Jackson County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The RV parks and recreational camps industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 7.7 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Jackson County has increased employment slower than the growth seen in the industry for South Dakota, where the industry took a gain of 12 percent. The RV parks and recreational camps industry in Jackson County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 3.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 2 Industries
1. RV parks and recreational camps (7.7 percent gain)
2. Traveler accommodation (7.6 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.

Income and Poverty in Jackson County, South Dakota

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Jackson County was reported to have a very low median income for households of $28,016 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 47.3 percent lower than the median income in State of South Dakota of $41,280 and the median is 75.4 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Hispanic headed households in Jackson County, South Dakota , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $42,413, this median household income is 51.4 percent greater than the median reported for all households in the area. In Jackson County, South Dakota White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $30,452 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 8.7 percent greater than the median in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Jackson County had a median household income level of $18,038, this was 35.6 percent less than the median income level in this area.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Jackson County, South Dakota may be understood as having a very high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 36.5 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 100 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 6 to 11 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Jackson County, reporting 48.6 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Jackson County, South Dakota

In 2000, the Census reported that in Jackson County, South Dakota, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 37.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in Jackson on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 15 percent (Men) versus 17.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 33.8 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Jackson County, South Dakota as reported in the 2000 Census, 21.8 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 100 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Jackson County, South Dakota is made up of a moderately-educated population, with 16.2 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Jackson is reported having a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of South Dakota's proportion of 21.6 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Jackson County, South Dakota

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Jackson County, South Dakota to be 29.5 years old. The median in Jackson is less than the median age for the State of South Dakota of 37.0. From 2000, the area has seen a decline in the median, when the median age was 30.6 years of age. With 31.9 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Jackson can be understood as being made up of a relatively high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low presence of the population, with 56.3 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 11.9 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

In terms of total land area, Jackson spans a total of 1869 total square miles. The area has a very low density of 2 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities 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 ).

Jackson County, South Dakota has a population base that is comprised of 44.5 percent White, 0 percent African American, 0 percent Asian, and 0.8 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 0.8 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of South Dakota percent of 3.5. Since 2000, Jackson has increased in diversity when 0.4 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Since the year 2000, a very low amount of people migrated to Jackson internationally. The international migration into Jackson accounts for 0 percent of the total migration into the State of South Dakota. This amount of international migration is very low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Jackson County, South Dakota had a total estimated population of 2,858 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 2,938. The decline signifies a decrease of -2.7 percent. Jackson ranks 30 of 66 counties when analyzing total population change in South Dakota and the county ranks 2,089 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

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

Housing Report for Jackson County, South Dakota

The State of South Dakota, Jackson County ranks 28 of 66 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 1,651 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

In Jackson County, there were a total of 1,215 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 29 residential structures since 2001, a change of 2.4 percent.

Jackson County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $31,500, reported by the Decennial Census. This value is less than the State of South Dakota 2000 home value of $79,600 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Retail Trade has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Jackson County, with an industry growth of 2.4 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 0.5 percent. The State of South Dakota saw a change in employment in the sector of 1.9 percent, during the time since 2001.

In Jackson County, Retail Trade, Wholesale trade, and the Construction industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the county making up 34.7 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 130 jobs. The Wholesale trade and Construction sectors account for 6.4 and 5.6 percent of all employment.

Retail Trade is the industry with the largest establishments in Jackson County, averaging 10 jobs per establishment, which is less than the industry's average in the United States of 15 and less than the State of South Dakota average establishment size of 12 for the Retail Trade industry.

The Retail Trade industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Jackson County since 2001, going from making up 40.1 percent of total employment for the year 2001 to 34.7 percent in the year 2005.

In Jackson County, Retail Trade, Wholesale trade and Construction are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Retail Trade sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.51. The level of employment in the Retail Trade sector is 2.51 times greater than the national average, signifying that Jackson County may specialize, or be an exporter of Retail Trade.







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