The most common industries in Lake Preston are: Machinery (12.1% of civilian employees), Educational services (10.0% of civilian employees), Finance & insurance (7.4% of civilian employees). 66.0% of workers work in Kingsbury County and 5.5% of all workers work at home. 72.7% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 18.3% 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 Lake Preston, South Dakota was 737 / 560
Most common industries
Most common industries
Industry
All
Males
Females
Machinery
12.1% (41)
13.7% (25)
10.3% (16)
Educational services
10.0% (34)
6.6% (12)
14.1% (22)
Finance and insurance
7.4% (25)
3.3% (6)
12.2% (19)
Miscellaneous manufacturing
6.8% (23)
8.7% (16)
4.5% (7)
Construction
6.2% (21)
11.5% (21)
0.0% (0)
Accommodation and food services
5.0% (17)
2.7% (5)
7.7% (12)
Health care
4.7% (16)
0.0% (0)
10.3% (16)
Truck transportation
4.4% (15)
6.0% (11)
2.6% (4)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations
3.8% (13)
4.4% (8)
3.2% (5)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
3.5% (12)
6.6% (12)
0.0% (0)
Metal and metal products
3.5% (12)
3.8% (7)
3.2% (5)
Public administration
2.9% (10)
3.3% (6)
2.6% (4)
Wood products
2.1% (7)
3.3% (6)
0.6% (1)
Other direct selling establishments
2.1% (7)
2.7% (5)
1.3% (2)
Social assistance
2.1% (7)
0.0% (0)
4.5% (7)
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores
1.8% (6)
0.0% (0)
3.8% (6)
Personal and laundry services
1.8% (6)
0.0% (0)
3.8% (6)
Food and beverage stores
1.8% (6)
1.1% (2)
2.6% (4)
Food
1.5% (5)
2.7% (5)
0.0% (0)
Furniture and related product manufacturing
1.2% (4)
2.2% (4)
0.0% (0)
Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers
1.2% (4)
2.2% (4)
0.0% (0)
Gasoline stations
1.2% (4)
0.0% (0)
2.6% (4)
U. S. Postal service
1.2% (4)
1.1% (2)
1.3% (2)
Administrative and support and waste management services
1.2% (4)
0.0% (0)
2.6% (4)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers
1.2% (4)
2.2% (4)
0.0% (0)
Repair and maintenance
1.2% (4)
2.2% (4)
0.0% (0)
Rail transportation
0.9% (3)
1.6% (3)
0.0% (0)
Warehousing and storage
0.9% (3)
1.6% (3)
0.0% (0)
Plastics and rubber products
0.9% (3)
1.6% (3)
0.0% (0)
Radio, TV, and computer stores
0.6% (2)
1.1% (2)
0.0% (0)
Apparel
0.6% (2)
0.0% (0)
1.3% (2)
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers
0.6% (2)
1.1% (2)
0.0% (0)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers
0.6% (2)
0.0% (0)
1.3% (2)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers
0.6% (2)
1.1% (2)
0.0% (0)
Utilities
0.6% (2)
0.0% (0)
1.3% (2)
Computer and electronic products
0.6% (2)
1.1% (2)
0.0% (0)
Real estate and rental and leasing
0.6% (2)
0.0% (0)
1.3% (2)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
0.6% (2)
0.0% (0)
1.3% (2)
Professional, scientific, and technical services
0.3% (1)
0.5% (1)
0.0% (0)
Unemployment in Lake Preston
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
0.7%Males
Unemployment by race in 2000
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
3.7%Males
2.5%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Lake Preston:
9.0% (22)
South Dakota:
4.1% (17,147)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Lake Preston:
8.1% (19)
South Dakota:
3.0% (12,392)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Lake Preston:
6.1% (15)
South Dakota:
4.8% (19,988)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Lake Preston:
20.9% (50)
South Dakota:
6.9% (28,443)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Lake Preston:
11.6% (28)
South Dakota:
11.9% (49,378)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Lake Preston:
20.3% (49)
South Dakota:
17.1% (70,737)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Lake Preston:
11.5% (28)
South Dakota:
19.8% (81,983)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Lake Preston:
2.7% (6)
South Dakota:
10.0% (41,264)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Lake Preston:
1.6% (4)
South Dakota:
3.5% (14,687)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Lake Preston:
1.9% (4)
South Dakota:
3.6% (14,897)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Lake Preston:
0.8% (2)
South Dakota:
1.3% (5,370)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Lake Preston:
1.6% (4)
South Dakota:
6.3% (26,276)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Lake Preston:
5.4% (13)
South Dakota:
5.6% (23,036)
<5am:
Lake Preston:
1.5% (5)
South Dakota:
2.6% (9,542)
5:30am:
Lake Preston:
6.0% (20)
South Dakota:
2.2% (8,298)
6am:
Lake Preston:
13.2% (44)
South Dakota:
4.0% (14,879)
6:30am:
Lake Preston:
4.2% (14)
South Dakota:
5.7% (21,058)
7am:
Lake Preston:
15.6% (52)
South Dakota:
9.3% (34,473)
7:30am:
Lake Preston:
8.7% (29)
South Dakota:
13.7% (50,997)
8am:
Lake Preston:
14.4% (48)
South Dakota:
21.7% (80,886)
8:30am:
Lake Preston:
12.6% (42)
South Dakota:
10.1% (37,691)
9am:
Lake Preston:
5.1% (17)
South Dakota:
3.7% (13,935)
10am:
Lake Preston:
2.1% (7)
South Dakota:
3.9% (14,661)
11am:
Lake Preston:
2.1% (7)
South Dakota:
1.8% (6,829)
12pm:
Lake Preston:
0.6% (2)
South Dakota:
1.0% (3,670)
4pm:
Lake Preston:
6.0% (20)
South Dakota:
6.6% (24,424)
>4pm:
Lake Preston:
2.4% (8)
South Dakota:
7.3% (27,149)
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
Lake Preston:
14.0% (19)
South Dakota:
5.2% (11,581)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
Lake Preston:
14.6% (20)
South Dakota:
3.9% (8,809)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
Lake Preston:
26.7% (36)
South Dakota:
8.4% (18,875)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
Lake Preston:
7.2% (10)
South Dakota:
11.7% (26,205)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
Lake Preston:
13.9% (19)
South Dakota:
17.1% (38,288)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
Lake Preston:
5.8% (8)
South Dakota:
18.2% (40,708)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
Lake Preston:
5.1% (7)
South Dakota:
10.2% (22,758)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
Lake Preston:
2.4% (3)
South Dakota:
2.5% (5,556)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
Lake Preston:
1.8% (2)
South Dakota:
1.3% (3,014)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
Lake Preston:
2.8% (4)
South Dakota:
6.0% (13,452)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
Lake Preston:
7.7% (10)
South Dakota:
5.8% (12,957)
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
Lake Preston:
2.2% (2)
South Dakota:
2.9% (5,566)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
Lake Preston:
16.2% (17)
South Dakota:
4.3% (8,121)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
Lake Preston:
13.5% (14)
South Dakota:
5.0% (9,568)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
Lake Preston:
18.6% (20)
South Dakota:
12.2% (23,173)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
Lake Preston:
28.0% (30)
South Dakota:
17.1% (32,449)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
Lake Preston:
18.4% (19)
South Dakota:
21.7% (41,275)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
Lake Preston:
4.4% (5)
South Dakota:
4.6% (8,773)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
Lake Preston:
3.1% (3)
South Dakota:
5.3% (10,079)
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 66.0% Number of people working at home: 14 (5.5% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
Lake Preston:
25.5% (46)
South Dakota:
7.4% (31,160)
5 to 9 minutes:
Lake Preston:
13.8% (25)
South Dakota:
17.9% (75,173)
10 to 14 minutes:
Lake Preston:
5.9% (11)
South Dakota:
20.3% (85,414)
15 to 19 minutes:
Lake Preston:
26.9% (49)
South Dakota:
19.0% (79,594)
20 to 24 minutes:
Lake Preston:
7.9% (14)
South Dakota:
13.1% (54,863)
30 to 34 minutes:
Lake Preston:
1.1% (2)
South Dakota:
7.8% (32,735)
35 to 39 minutes:
Lake Preston:
8.6% (16)
South Dakota:
1.3% (5,420)
40 to 44 minutes:
Lake Preston:
5.1% (9)
South Dakota:
1.8% (7,356)
45 to 59 minutes:
Lake Preston:
3.2% (6)
South Dakota:
3.1% (12,955)
Less than 5 minutes:
Lake Preston:
24.3% (81)
South Dakota:
8.7% (32,545)
5 to 9 minutes:
Lake Preston:
20.7% (69)
South Dakota:
21.6% (80,314)
10 to 14 minutes:
Lake Preston:
8.4% (28)
South Dakota:
20.5% (76,533)
15 to 19 minutes:
Lake Preston:
8.7% (29)
South Dakota:
15.9% (59,230)
20 to 24 minutes:
Lake Preston:
0.9% (3)
South Dakota:
10.4% (38,623)
25 to 29 minutes:
Lake Preston:
0.6% (2)
South Dakota:
3.0% (11,090)
30 to 34 minutes:
Lake Preston:
6.0% (20)
South Dakota:
5.8% (21,530)
35 to 39 minutes:
Lake Preston:
4.8% (16)
South Dakota:
0.9% (3,406)
40 to 44 minutes:
Lake Preston:
6.6% (22)
South Dakota:
1.1% (4,106)
45 to 59 minutes:
Lake Preston:
8.1% (27)
South Dakota:
2.5% (9,300)
60 to 89 minutes:
Lake Preston:
1.5% (5)
South Dakota:
1.8% (6,566)
90 or more minutes:
Lake Preston:
3.9% (13)
South Dakota:
1.4% (5,249)
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
Lake Preston:
35.5% (32)
South Dakota:
7.8% (17,758)
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
Lake Preston:
10.4% (9)
South Dakota:
16.9% (38,338)
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
Lake Preston:
8.9% (8)
South Dakota:
20.3% (46,143)
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
Lake Preston:
26.5% (24)
South Dakota:
18.2% (41,327)
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
Lake Preston:
3.6% (3)
South Dakota:
13.8% (31,313)
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
Lake Preston:
20.0% (18)
South Dakota:
1.3% (3,035)
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
Lake Preston:
16.5% (15)
South Dakota:
6.9% (13,402)
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
Lake Preston:
17.3% (16)
South Dakota:
19.1% (36,835)
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
Lake Preston:
2.5% (2)
South Dakota:
20.4% (39,271)
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
Lake Preston:
27.2% (25)
South Dakota:
19.8% (38,267)
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
Lake Preston:
11.6% (10)
South Dakota:
12.2% (23,550)
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
Lake Preston:
2.5% (2)
South Dakota:
7.5% (14,469)
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
Lake Preston:
8.5% (8)
South Dakota:
1.5% (2,864)
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
Lake Preston:
7.1% (6)
South Dakota:
3.4% (6,621)
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Lake Preston:
86.5% (158)
South Dakota:
87.2% (167,267)
Carpooled:
Lake Preston:
0.6% (1)
South Dakota:
7.9% (18,419)
Walked:
Lake Preston:
11.8% (22)
South Dakota:
2.8% (4,394)
Other means:
Lake Preston:
1.1% (2)
South Dakota:
1.3% (2,338)
Drove car alone:
Lake Preston:
58.1% (194)
South Dakota:
77.3% (288,227)
Carpooled:
Lake Preston:
19.5% (65)
South Dakota:
10.4% (38,805)
Walked:
Lake Preston:
15.9% (53)
South Dakota:
4.5% (16,786)
Other means:
Lake Preston:
0.9% (3)
South Dakota:
0.5% (1,830)
Drove car alone - Males:
Lake Preston:
84.3% (77)
South Dakota:
87.7% (167,267)
Walked - Males:
Lake Preston:
13.5% (12)
South Dakota:
3.2% (4,394)
Other means - Males:
Lake Preston:
2.2% (2)
South Dakota:
1.3% (2,338)
Drove car alone - Females:
Lake Preston:
88.8% (81)
South Dakota:
86.7% (167,267)
Carpooled - Females:
Lake Preston:
1.1% (1)
South Dakota:
9.5% (18,419)
Walked - Females:
Lake Preston:
10.1% (9)
South Dakota:
2.3% (4,394)
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Lake Preston:
84.6% (182)
South Dakota:
91.7% (361,111)
In 2 person carpool:
Lake Preston:
11.5% (25)
South Dakota:
5.7% (22,529)
In 3 person carpool:
Lake Preston:
3.1% (7)
South Dakota:
1.6% (6,344)
Drove alone:
Lake Preston:
74.9% (194)
South Dakota:
88.1% (288,227)
In 2 person carpool:
Lake Preston:
24.3% (63)
South Dakota:
9.3% (30,269)
In 4 person carpool:
Lake Preston:
0.8% (2)
South Dakota:
0.6% (1,948)
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Lake Preston:
72.7% (187)
South Dakota:
59.4% (273,962)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Lake Preston:
1.6% (4)
South Dakota:
4.0% (18,550)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Lake Preston:
5.9% (15)
South Dakota:
13.0% (59,994)
Local government workers:
Lake Preston:
9.9% (25)
South Dakota:
7.8% (35,824)
State government workers:
Lake Preston:
4.3% (11)
South Dakota:
4.2% (19,563)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Lake Preston:
5.5% (14)
South Dakota:
7.8% (35,785)
Employee of private company:
Lake Preston:
65.8% (223)
South Dakota:
59.7% (223,625)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Lake Preston:
2.9% (10)
South Dakota:
3.6% (13,641)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Lake Preston:
7.7% (26)
South Dakota:
9.5% (35,617)
Local government workers:
Lake Preston:
6.8% (23)
South Dakota:
6.8% (25,501)
State government workers:
Lake Preston:
2.4% (8)
South Dakota:
4.7% (17,748)
Federal government workers:
Lake Preston:
1.8% (6)
South Dakota:
3.7% (13,895)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Lake Preston:
12.7% (43)
South Dakota:
11.0% (41,320)
Employee of private company - Males:
Lake Preston:
85.7% (122)
South Dakota:
65.4% (159,555)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Lake Preston:
2.9% (4)
South Dakota:
5.2% (12,573)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Lake Preston:
1.4% (2)
South Dakota:
7.2% (17,479)
Local government workers - Males:
Lake Preston:
2.1% (3)
South Dakota:
5.2% (12,624)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Lake Preston:
7.9% (11)
South Dakota:
9.9% (24,290)
Employee of private company - Females:
Lake Preston:
56.6% (65)
South Dakota:
52.8% (114,407)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Lake Preston:
11.5% (13)
South Dakota:
19.6% (42,515)
Local government workers - Females:
Lake Preston:
19.5% (22)
South Dakota:
10.7% (23,200)
State government workers - Females:
Lake Preston:
9.7% (11)
South Dakota:
5.1% (10,991)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Lake Preston:
2.7% (3)
South Dakota:
5.3% (11,495)
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