Mission, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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61%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

49%

Household income NAT. AVG.

69%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Mission	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$17,298	$41,166	$44,883
Median household income	$41,614	$77,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$59,362	$100,475	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$17,269	$45,187	$52,080
Median earnings male	$44,053	$52,540	$54,343
Median earnings female	$27,676	$36,073	$38,439
Unemployment rate	8.3%	2.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	55.8%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Mission is 61% lower than the national average
The median household income in Mission is 49% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Mission is 69% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Mission is 270% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$27,739 $41,614 $83,228

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Mission employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	42.0%	42.0%
Public administration	3.7%	3.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.7%	3.7%
Education, health & social services	29.6%	29.6%
Other	16.9%	16.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rosebud, SD	2,144	$45,366	44.2%
Wood, SD	57	$38,138	53.1%
Soldier Creek, SD	538	$33,674	58.6%
Okreek, SD	230	$31,120	61.7%
St. Francis, SD	544	$25,479	68.7%
Mission, SD	1,455	$41,614	48.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mashpee Neck, MA	1,455	$190,444	134.2%
Edmonston, MD	1,455	$104,793	28.8%
Wheaton, MN	1,455	$65,262	19.8%
New Beaver, PA	1,455	$75,940	6.6%
Pleasureville, KY	1,456	$62,126	23.6%
Mission, SD	1,455	$41,614	48.8%

Source: The Mission, 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.