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The most common industries in Rapid Valley are: Accommodation & food services (8.6% of civilian employees), Construction (8.0% of civilian employees), Health care (7.5% of civilian employees). 92.6% of workers work in Pennington County and 4.9% of all workers work at home. 64.2% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 7.5% greater than the rate of 59.4% across the entire state of South Dakota.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Rapid Valley, South Dakota was 7,043 / 7,594
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Rapid Valley, South Dakota was 7,043 / 7,594
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Accommodation and food services | 8.6% (329) | 9.5% (186) | 7.7% (143) |
| Construction | 8.0% (305) | 14.5% (284) | 1.1% (21) |
| Health care | 7.5% (287) | 3.6% (70) | 11.6% (217) |
| Educational services | 7.3% (281) | 3.8% (75) | 11.0% (206) |
| Finance and insurance | 7.2% (275) | 3.1% (61) | 11.4% (214) |
| Public administration | 4.5% (173) | 5.5% (108) | 3.5% (65) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 4.4% (169) | 3.9% (77) | 4.9% (92) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 4.1% (157) | 2.2% (43) | 6.1% (114) |
| Repair and maintenance | 3.7% (140) | 6.2% (122) | 1.0% (18) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 3.3% (125) | 5.2% (103) | 1.2% (22) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 3.0% (116) | 1.8% (35) | 4.3% (81) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 2.5% (94) | 4.8% (94) | 0.0% (0) |
| Computer and electronic products | 2.4% (92) | 1.2% (23) | 3.7% (69) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 2.2% (86) | 2.0% (40) | 2.5% (46) |
| Social assistance | 2.2% (86) | 0.3% (5) | 4.3% (81) |
| Food and beverage stores | 1.9% (71) | 1.2% (23) | 2.6% (48) |
| Utilities | 1.5% (57) | 2.3% (45) | 0.6% (12) |
| Air transportation | 1.4% (52) | 1.3% (25) | 1.4% (27) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 1.3% (48) | 0.6% (12) | 1.9% (36) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.2% (46) | 0.8% (16) | 1.6% (30) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 1.1% (44) | 1.5% (29) | 0.8% (15) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 1.1% (44) | 1.1% (22) | 1.2% (22) |
| Food | 1.0% (39) | 1.3% (26) | 0.7% (13) |
| Truck transportation | 1.0% (38) | 1.1% (21) | 0.9% (17) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.9% (35) | 1.5% (29) | 0.3% (6) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.9% (35) | 1.1% (21) | 0.7% (14) |
| Metal and metal products | 0.9% (34) | 1.5% (29) | 0.3% (5) |
| Office supplies and stationery stores | 0.9% (33) | 0.8% (16) | 0.9% (17) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.8% (31) | 1.3% (25) | 0.3% (6) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 0.8% (31) | 0.7% (13) | 1.0% (18) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.8% (30) | 1.2% (23) | 0.4% (7) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.8% (29) | 1.1% (22) | 0.4% (7) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.7% (26) | 0.7% (14) | 0.6% (12) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (24) | 1.2% (24) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (24) | 0.9% (17) | 0.4% (7) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.6% (23) | 0.3% (6) | 0.9% (17) |
| Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.4% (17) | 0.5% (9) | 0.4% (8) |
| Private households | 0.4% (16) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (16) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 0.4% (16) | 0.8% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.4% (14) | 0.7% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.4% (14) | 0.4% (7) | 0.4% (7) |
| Health and personal care, except drug, stores | 0.4% (14) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (14) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.3% (13) | 0.7% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.3% (13) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (13) |
| Machinery | 0.3% (13) | 0.4% (7) | 0.3% (6) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (13) | 0.3% (6) | 0.4% (7) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.3% (12) | 0.3% (6) | 0.3% (6) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.3% (12) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (12) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.3% (12) | 0.3% (6) | 0.3% (6) |
| Chemicals | 0.3% (11) | 0.4% (7) | 0.2% (4) |
| Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.3% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (11) |
| Transportation equipment | 0.3% (11) | 0.3% (6) | 0.3% (5) |
| Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores | 0.3% (10) | 0.3% (5) | 0.3% (5) |
| Retail florists | 0.3% (10) | 0.2% (4) | 0.3% (6) |
| Wood products | 0.2% (9) | 0.5% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (9) | 0.5% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (8) | 0.4% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (8) | 0.2% (4) | 0.2% (4) |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 0.2% (8) | 0.4% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Beverage and tobacco products | 0.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (7) |
| Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (7) | 0.4% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (7) |
| Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (6) | 0.3% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (6) | 0.3% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Textile mills and textile products | 0.1% (5) | 0.3% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Vending machine operators | 0.1% (5) | 0.3% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.1% (5) | 0.3% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Recyclable material merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (3) | 0.2% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Rapid Valley
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 6.0%Females
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 16.7%Males
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 1.5%Males
- 2.5%Females
- Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
- 14.3%Males
- 9.5%Females
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 8.8%Males
- 11.9%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Rapid Valley: | 2.2% (84) |
| South Dakota: | 4.1% (17,147) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Rapid Valley: | 8.2% (317) |
| South Dakota: | 3.0% (12,392) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Rapid Valley: | 10.1% (393) |
| South Dakota: | 4.8% (19,988) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Rapid Valley: | 5.7% (220) |
| South Dakota: | 6.9% (28,443) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Rapid Valley: | 19.8% (769) |
| South Dakota: | 11.9% (49,378) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Rapid Valley: | 25.3% (983) |
| South Dakota: | 17.1% (70,737) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Rapid Valley: | 9.0% (351) |
| South Dakota: | 19.8% (81,983) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Rapid Valley: | 4.7% (183) |
| South Dakota: | 10.0% (41,264) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Rapid Valley: | 1.1% (44) |
| South Dakota: | 3.5% (14,687) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Rapid Valley: | 5.3% (205) |
| South Dakota: | 3.6% (14,897) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Rapid Valley: | 3.5% (135) |
| South Dakota: | 2.1% (8,651) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
| Rapid Valley: | 0.3% (10) |
| South Dakota: | 1.3% (5,370) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Rapid Valley: | 2.6% (102) |
| South Dakota: | 6.3% (26,276) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Rapid Valley: | 5.3% (206) |
| South Dakota: | 5.6% (23,036) |
<5am:
| Rapid Valley: | 1.5% (58) |
| South Dakota: | 2.6% (9,542) |
5:30am:
| Rapid Valley: | 2.1% (81) |
| South Dakota: | 2.2% (8,298) |
6am:
| Rapid Valley: | 4.5% (173) |
| South Dakota: | 4.0% (14,879) |
6:30am:
| Rapid Valley: | 7.5% (285) |
| South Dakota: | 5.7% (21,058) |
7am:
| Rapid Valley: | 14.9% (569) |
| South Dakota: | 9.3% (34,473) |
7:30am:
| Rapid Valley: | 14.8% (565) |
| South Dakota: | 13.7% (50,997) |
8am:
| Rapid Valley: | 21.2% (807) |
| South Dakota: | 21.7% (80,886) |
8:30am:
| Rapid Valley: | 5.5% (208) |
| South Dakota: | 10.1% (37,691) |
9am:
| Rapid Valley: | 3.5% (134) |
| South Dakota: | 3.7% (13,935) |
10am:
| Rapid Valley: | 3.2% (123) |
| South Dakota: | 3.9% (14,661) |
11am:
| Rapid Valley: | 1.4% (52) |
| South Dakota: | 1.8% (6,829) |
12pm:
| Rapid Valley: | 0.6% (22) |
| South Dakota: | 1.0% (3,670) |
4pm:
| Rapid Valley: | 7.4% (281) |
| South Dakota: | 6.6% (24,424) |
>4pm:
| Rapid Valley: | 9.4% (357) |
| South Dakota: | 7.3% (27,149) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Rapid Valley: | 4.0% (98) |
| South Dakota: | 5.2% (11,581) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| Rapid Valley: | 11.0% (270) |
| South Dakota: | 3.9% (8,809) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Rapid Valley: | 11.8% (289) |
| South Dakota: | 5.3% (11,867) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Rapid Valley: | 5.4% (133) |
| South Dakota: | 8.4% (18,875) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Rapid Valley: | 22.6% (557) |
| South Dakota: | 11.7% (26,205) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Rapid Valley: | 21.6% (530) |
| South Dakota: | 17.1% (38,288) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Rapid Valley: | 5.7% (139) |
| South Dakota: | 18.2% (40,708) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Rapid Valley: | 5.4% (131) |
| South Dakota: | 10.2% (22,758) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
| Rapid Valley: | 0.3% (8) |
| South Dakota: | 2.5% (5,556) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| Rapid Valley: | 3.6% (87) |
| South Dakota: | 2.7% (6,124) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
| Rapid Valley: | 5.0% (122) |
| South Dakota: | 1.7% (3,785) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Rapid Valley: | 1.5% (37) |
| South Dakota: | 6.0% (13,452) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Rapid Valley: | 5.2% (128) |
| South Dakota: | 5.8% (12,957) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
| Rapid Valley: | 4.0% (58) |
| South Dakota: | 1.9% (3,583) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| Rapid Valley: | 7.2% (104) |
| South Dakota: | 4.3% (8,121) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Rapid Valley: | 5.9% (86) |
| South Dakota: | 5.0% (9,568) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Rapid Valley: | 12.4% (181) |
| South Dakota: | 12.2% (23,173) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Rapid Valley: | 28.6% (417) |
| South Dakota: | 17.1% (32,449) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Rapid Valley: | 14.7% (214) |
| South Dakota: | 21.7% (41,275) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Rapid Valley: | 2.9% (42) |
| South Dakota: | 9.7% (18,506) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| Rapid Valley: | 2.6% (38) |
| South Dakota: | 4.8% (9,131) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Rapid Valley: | 7.9% (115) |
| South Dakota: | 4.6% (8,773) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
| Rapid Valley: | 1.0% (15) |
| South Dakota: | 1.2% (2,356) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Rapid Valley: | 4.5% (66) |
| South Dakota: | 6.7% (12,824) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Rapid Valley: | 5.4% (79) |
| South Dakota: | 5.3% (10,079) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.6%
Number of people working at home: 208 (4.9% of all workers)
Daytime population change due to commuting: -3,418 (-48.5%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 181 (4.8%)
Number of people working at home: 208 (4.9% of all workers)
Daytime population change due to commuting: -3,418 (-48.5%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 181 (4.8%)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Rapid Valley: | 2.2% (82) |
| South Dakota: | 8.7% (32,545) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Rapid Valley: | 9.8% (375) |
| South Dakota: | 21.6% (80,314) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Rapid Valley: | 21.3% (811) |
| South Dakota: | 20.5% (76,533) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Rapid Valley: | 32.4% (1,236) |
| South Dakota: | 15.9% (59,230) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Rapid Valley: | 20.9% (795) |
| South Dakota: | 10.4% (38,623) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Rapid Valley: | 2.1% (81) |
| South Dakota: | 3.0% (11,090) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Rapid Valley: | 4.6% (176) |
| South Dakota: | 5.8% (21,530) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Rapid Valley: | 0.3% (12) |
| South Dakota: | 0.9% (3,406) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Rapid Valley: | 0.2% (6) |
| South Dakota: | 1.1% (4,106) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Rapid Valley: | 1.3% (51) |
| South Dakota: | 2.5% (9,300) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Rapid Valley: | 1.5% (56) |
| South Dakota: | 1.8% (6,566) |
90 or more minutes:
| Rapid Valley: | 0.9% (34) |
| South Dakota: | 1.4% (5,249) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Rapid Valley: | 84.0% (3,202) |
| South Dakota: | 77.3% (288,227) |
Carpooled:
| Rapid Valley: | 12.4% (472) |
| South Dakota: | 10.4% (38,805) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Rapid Valley: | 0.4% (14) |
| South Dakota: | 0.4% (1,335) |
Motorcycle:
| Rapid Valley: | 0.1% (5) |
| South Dakota: | 0.1% (192) |
Walked:
| Rapid Valley: | 0.4% (14) |
| South Dakota: | 4.5% (16,786) |
Other means:
| Rapid Valley: | 0.2% (8) |
| South Dakota: | 0.5% (1,830) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Rapid Valley: | 92.3% (3,591) |
| South Dakota: | 91.7% (361,111) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Rapid Valley: | 6.8% (265) |
| South Dakota: | 5.7% (22,529) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Rapid Valley: | 0.7% (27) |
| South Dakota: | 1.6% (6,344) |
Drove alone:
| Rapid Valley: | 87.2% (3,202) |
| South Dakota: | 88.1% (288,227) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Rapid Valley: | 9.7% (355) |
| South Dakota: | 9.3% (30,269) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Rapid Valley: | 1.9% (70) |
| South Dakota: | 1.6% (5,220) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Rapid Valley: | 0.7% (27) |
| South Dakota: | 0.6% (1,948) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
| Rapid Valley: | 0.2% (6) |
| South Dakota: | 0.3% (924) |
In 7+ person carpool:
| Rapid Valley: | 0.4% (14) |
| South Dakota: | 0.1% (444) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Rapid Valley: | 64.2% (2,614) |
| South Dakota: | 59.4% (273,962) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Rapid Valley: | 0.8% (31) |
| South Dakota: | 4.0% (18,550) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Rapid Valley: | 12.9% (525) |
| South Dakota: | 13.0% (59,994) |
Local government workers:
| Rapid Valley: | 10.1% (412) |
| South Dakota: | 7.8% (35,824) |
State government workers:
| Rapid Valley: | 3.1% (126) |
| South Dakota: | 4.2% (19,563) |
Federal government workers:
| Rapid Valley: | 3.5% (141) |
| South Dakota: | 3.5% (16,240) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Rapid Valley: | 5.4% (220) |
| South Dakota: | 7.8% (35,785) |
Employee of private company:
| Rapid Valley: | 72.8% (2,793) |
| South Dakota: | 59.7% (223,625) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Rapid Valley: | 1.9% (73) |
| South Dakota: | 3.6% (13,641) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Rapid Valley: | 8.5% (325) |
| South Dakota: | 9.5% (35,617) |
Local government workers:
| Rapid Valley: | 5.1% (196) |
| South Dakota: | 6.8% (25,501) |
State government workers:
| Rapid Valley: | 3.6% (139) |
| South Dakota: | 4.7% (17,748) |
Federal government workers:
| Rapid Valley: | 2.4% (93) |
| South Dakota: | 3.7% (13,895) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Rapid Valley: | 5.5% (211) |
| South Dakota: | 11.0% (41,320) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Rapid Valley: | 0.1% (4) |
| South Dakota: | 0.8% (3,026) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Rapid Valley: | 69.6% (1,616) |
| South Dakota: | 65.4% (159,555) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Rapid Valley: | 1.3% (31) |
| South Dakota: | 5.2% (12,573) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Rapid Valley: | 6.1% (140) |
| South Dakota: | 7.2% (17,479) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Rapid Valley: | 10.1% (233) |
| South Dakota: | 5.2% (12,624) |
State government workers - Males:
| Rapid Valley: | 2.8% (65) |
| South Dakota: | 3.5% (8,572) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Rapid Valley: | 3.3% (77) |
| South Dakota: | 3.5% (8,638) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Rapid Valley: | 6.8% (158) |
| South Dakota: | 9.9% (24,290) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Rapid Valley: | 57.1% (998) |
| South Dakota: | 52.8% (114,407) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Rapid Valley: | 22.0% (385) |
| South Dakota: | 19.6% (42,515) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Rapid Valley: | 10.2% (179) |
| South Dakota: | 10.7% (23,200) |
State government workers - Females:
| Rapid Valley: | 3.5% (60) |
| South Dakota: | 5.1% (10,991) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Rapid Valley: | 3.7% (64) |
| South Dakota: | 3.5% (7,602) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Rapid Valley: | 3.5% (61) |
| South Dakota: | 5.3% (11,495) |