Garretson, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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5%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

7%

Household income NAT. AVG.

12%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Garretson	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$42,595	$41,166	$44,883
Median household income	$87,115	$77,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$114,078	$100,475	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$62,292	$45,187	$52,080
Median earnings male	$66,465	$52,540	$54,343
Median earnings female	$44,447	$36,073	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.3%	2.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	1.5%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Garretson is 5% lower than the national average
The median household income in Garretson is 7% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Garretson is 12% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Garretson is 90% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$58,070 $87,115 $174,230

City

$51,937 $77,914 $155,828

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Garretson median earnings by income bracket

Garretson employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.5%	12.5%
Manufacturing sector	19.4%	19.4%
Financial & insurance services	4.6%	4.6%
Wholesale & retail services	21.2%	21.2%
Public administration	3.8%	3.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.8%	5.8%
Education, health & social services	8.1%	8.1%
Other	24.6%	24.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Anderson, SD	516	$169,526	108.4%
Pine Lakes Addition, SD	336	$166,604	104.8%
Brandon, SD	10,388	$138,250	70.0%
Renner Corner, SD	394	$132,346	62.7%
Baltic, SD	1,198	$118,374	45.5%
Garretson, SD	1,545	$87,115	7.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dawson, MN	1,545	$84,145	3.5%
Thompson Falls, MT	1,545	$60,080	26.1%
Oakdale, PA	1,545	$114,988	41.4%
Humber Arm South, NL	1,545	n/a
Mount Vernon, AL	1,544	$63,121	22.4%
Garretson, SD	1,545	$87,115	7.1%

Source: The Garretson, SD employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.