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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Jones County is $26,504, which is about the same as the state average of $26,311 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Jones County median household income is $38,750, which has grown by 27.94% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 42.67% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Jones County residents spend 11.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 16.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #30

Jones County	26,504 USD
South Dakota	26,311 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jones County	23,580 USD
South Dakota	27,734 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jones County	25,938 USD
South Dakota	33,136 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jones County	21,950 USD
South Dakota	23,365 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #52

Jones County	38,750 USD
South Dakota	50,338 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jones County	49,344 USD
South Dakota	65,425 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #63

Jones County	27.94%
South Dakota	42.67%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Jones County		South Dakota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	27.23%	$8,766, see rank	23.61%	$14,521	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.16%	$16,691, see rank	28.89%	$16,534	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.06%	$1,711, see rank	2.88%	$2,830	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.53%	$18,841, see rank	14.40%	$20,930	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Jones County	51,563 USD
South Dakota	64,636 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jones County	63,536 USD
South Dakota	78,762 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Jones County	South Dakota	U.S.
White	$41,250, see rank	$52,535	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Jones County	South Dakota	U.S.
25 to 44	$29,938, see rank	$55,935	$58,398
45 to 64	$44,000, see rank	$62,353	$65,027
65 or over	$40,250, see rank	$34,828	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Jones County	South Dakota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	684, see rank	651,429	248,775,628
Male¹	347, 50.73%, see rank	49.87%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	261, 75.22%, see rank	73.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.78%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	261, 75.22%, see rank	72.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	257, 98.47%, see rank	94.85%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4, 1.53%, see rank	5.15%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	86, 24.78%, see rank	26.70%	30.72%
Female¹	337, 49.27%, see rank	50.13%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	233, 69.14%, see rank	64.92%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	233, 69.14%, see rank	64.79%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	225, 96.57%, see rank	95.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	8, 3.43%, see rank	4.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	104, 30.86%, see rank	35.08%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Jones County	South Dakota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	473, 100%	420,700	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	355, 75.05%, see rank	78.81%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	19, 4.02%, see rank	9.52%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.50%	5.06%
Walked	50, 10.57%, see rank	4.13%	2.78%
Other Means	7, 1.48%, see rank	1.58%	1.79%
Worked at Home	42, 8.88%, see rank	5.46%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jones County	11.4 minutes
South Dakota	16.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Jones County	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	482	425,816	143,435,233
Male¹	257, 53.32%, see rank	52.48%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	112, 43.58%, see rank	32.38%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	21, 8.17%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	28, 10.89%, see rank	16.39%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	42, 16.34%, see rank	3.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8, 3.11%, see rank	10.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	23, 8.95%, see rank	18.81%	17.94%
Female¹	225, 46.68%, see rank	47.52%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	74, 32.89%, see rank	37.94%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	32, 14.22%, see rank	22.37%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	113, 50.22%, see rank	32.85%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 0.89%, see rank	0.52%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4, 1.78%, see rank	5.69%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Jones County	South Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	482, 100%	425,816	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	130, 26.97%, see rank	7.12%	1.96%
Construction	23, 4.77%, see rank	6.49%	6.17%
Manufacturing	6, 1.24%, see rank	9.66%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3, 0.62%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	53, 11.00%, see rank	11.36%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	39, 8.09%, see rank	4.13%	4.93%
Information	3, 0.62%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	45, 9.34%, see rank	7.35%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	15, 3.11%, see rank	5.89%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	77, 15.98%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	49, 10.17%, see rank	9.34%	9.49%
Public Administration	29, 6.02%, see rank	5.21%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	10, 2.07%, see rank	4.48%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Jones County	%	South Dakota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	72	8.94%, see rank	14.20%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	15	6.58%, see rank	9.25%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.