In Turner County, jobs in the farm product raw material merch. whls. pay the highest wages

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Employment in the farm product raw material merch. whls. industry reported the top wages in Turner County for 2006. The average industry job in Turner County was paid an annual wage of $42,272 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the industry wage rate in South Dakota of $24,976 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $33,978.

Top-pay jobs in Turner County, South Dakota may be found in depository credit intermediation ($35,572), general freight trucking ($32,606), misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers ($30,961) and support activities for crop production ($29,832) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Turner County Wages have increased by 22.9% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Turner County, South Dakota by a total of 22.9%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for South Dakota and greater than the growth in industry wages across the US.

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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.

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

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Wages in all industries in Turner County, South Dakota can be understood as being medium-high when compared to other Counties throughout the state in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 16.2 percent lower than the state, which accounted an average of $28,713. The average pay 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.

Turner County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Turner County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Building equipment contractors industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 37.5 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of South Dakota, where the industry reported a gain of 25.9 percent. The losses in the Building equipment contractors industry in Turner County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 5.3 in percent of workers in the Building equipment contractors industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (37.5 percent decline)
2. Health and personal care stores (27.3 percent decline)
3. Full-service restaurants (21 percent decline)
4. Gasoline stations (16.5 percent decline)
5. Grocery stores (7.8 percent decline)

Turner County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 193.6 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Turner County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of South Dakota, where it saw a gain of 1.3 percent. The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Turner County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 1.8 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (193.6 percent gain)
2. Other specialty trade contractors (134.8 percent gain)
3. Residential building construction (64.3 percent gain)
4. Cattle ranching and farming (29.7 percent gain)
5. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (22.1 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in the State of South Dakota, experiencing a gain of 5.3 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

From the 12 4-digit NAICS industries, 6 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 6 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Turner County, South Dakota, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 118 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Turner County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 15 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 28.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Turner County, South Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (15 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (14 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (10 jobs lost)
4. Health and personal care stores (7 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (5 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Turner County

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has added the most employment with 30 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry makes up 40.4 percent of the total growth in Turner County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (30 new jobs)
2. Cattle ranching and farming (14 new jobs)
3. Other specialty trade contractors (10 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (9 new jobs)
5. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (9 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.

Turner County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Turner County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 19 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Farm product raw material merch. whls. industry makes up 36.5 percent of the total employment growth in Turner County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (19 new jobs)
2. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (11 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (6 new jobs)
4. Depository credit intermediation (5 new jobs)
5. Cattle ranching and farming (3 new jobs)

In Turner County, South Dakota, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 42 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Of the 17 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 5 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 11 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Turner County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 22 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 75.9 percent of the total employment decline in Turner County, South Dakota.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (22 jobs lost)
2. General freight trucking (3 jobs lost)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (1 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (4 jobs lost)
5. Other general merchandise stores (196 jobs lost)

Employment for all industries has increased by 2.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in the State of South Dakota, which went through a gain of 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Turner County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 24.1 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the South Dakota, where the industry reported a loss of 0.3 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Turner County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 0.3 in percent of workers in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (24.1 percent decline)
2. General freight trucking (7.9 percent decline)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (5.5 percent decline)
4. Residential building construction (4.2 percent decline)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (4.1 percent decline)

Turner County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Newspaper, book, and directory publishers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 109.7 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Turner County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for South Dakota, where the industry felt a loss of 1.7 percent. The Newspaper, book, and directory publishers industry in Turner County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation lost 1.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Newspaper, book, and directory publishers (109.7 percent gain)
2. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (62.0 percent gain)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (22.2 percent gain)
4. Legal services (22.2 percent gain)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (10.2 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.

Income and Poverty in Turner County, South Dakota

In Turner County, South Dakota White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $42,307 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.3 percent greater than the median in 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Turner County reported a median household income of $30,713, this level was 27.2 percent less than the median income level in this area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $54,113. This median income level is 28.3 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic in Turner County, South Dakota , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $30,713, this median is 27.2 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Turner County, South Dakota can be understood to have a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 7.2 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The White race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 7.2 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 75 years and over are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Turner County, with 14.7 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Turner County had a medium-high median income for all households of $42,189 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 2.2 percent higher than the household income median in State of South Dakota of $41,280 and the median household income is 16.5 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.







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

Higher Education in Turner County, South Dakota

Turner County, South Dakota may to understood as having a moderately-educated population, with 17 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Turner has 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 the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Turner County, South Dakota, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 38.6 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Turner on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 17.2 percent (Men) versus 16.8 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma category, with 36 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Turner County, South Dakota according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 17 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 population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





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

Demographic Profile for Turner County, South Dakota

Turner County, South Dakota had a population of 8,520 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 8,859. The decline denotes a decrease of -3.8 percent. Turner ranks 56 of 66 counties when analyzing total population change in South Dakota and the county ranks 2,569 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Turner County, South Dakota has a population that is comprised of 98.3 percent White, 0.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Asian, and 0.5 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 0.9 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of South Dakota percent of 3.5. Since 2000, Turner has increased the percent of minority population when 0.6 percent of the total population were minorities.

Estimated since the year 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Turner from outside the country. The immigration into Turner accounts for 0.1 percent of all immigration into South Dakota. This amount of international migration is low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

By measuring total land area, Turner covers a total land area of 617 square miles. This area has a very low density of 14 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Anderson, KS (14 per sq. mile ), Mohave, AZ (14 per sq. mile ), Prairie, AR (14 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Schuyler, MO (14 per sq. mile ), Terry, TX (14 per sq. mile ), Lincoln, NE (14 per sq. mile ).

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Turner County, South Dakota to be 43.2 years of age. The median age in Turner is greater than the median age for the State of South Dakota of 37.0. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 40.6 years old. With 22.3 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Turner can be understood as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 58.7 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 19 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high proportion of the area population base.

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

Housing Report for Turner County, South Dakota

Turner County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $57,600, accounted by the Decennial Census. This median is less than the overall South Dakota 2000 median home value of $79,600 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.

In the State of South Dakota, Turner County places 39 of 66 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,873 of 3,141, compared to change in residential structure growth in counties throughout the Unities States.

In Turner County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 3,959 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 81 homes since 2001, or 2.1 percent.

There is a large amount of housing that is affordable in Turner County, South Dakota. In 2000, 94.9 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Turner County, Utilities, Health care and social assistance and Information industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Utilities industry has an LQ of 3.27. This means the percent of total employment in the Utilities industry is 3.27 times greater than the national average, signifying that Turner County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Utilities.

Health care and social assistance has the largest businesses in Turner County, averaging 25 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the US industry average of 21 and greater than the State of South Dakota establishments size average of 24 for the Health care and social assistance industry.

In Turner County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing industries are the largest employment industries. The Health care and social assistance produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 24.6 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 378 individuals. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing industries total 15.5 and 8.9 percent of total employment, respectively.

The Finance and insurance has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Turner County since 2001, going from making up 6.1 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent in 2005.

Information has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Turner County, increasing by 393.8 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of -14.9 percent. The State of South Dakota encountered a change in industry employment of -0.8 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.







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