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The most common industries in Lead are: Accommodation & food services (23.2% of civilian employees), Arts, entertainment, recreation (12.3% of civilian employees), Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (10.9% of civilian employees). 87.7% of workers work in Lawrence County and 1.3% of all workers work at home. 60.6% of workers are employees of private companies, which is about the same as 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 Lead, South Dakota was 3,027 / 3,058
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Lead, South Dakota was 3,027 / 3,058
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Accommodation and food services | 23.2% (351) | 18.8% (151) | 28.2% (200) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 12.3% (186) | 12.1% (97) | 12.6% (89) |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 10.9% (165) | 20.5% (165) | 0.0% (0) |
| Health care | 7.7% (116) | 3.6% (29) | 12.3% (87) |
| Educational services | 6.9% (104) | 5.2% (42) | 8.8% (62) |
| Construction | 6.1% (92) | 10.8% (87) | 0.7% (5) |
| Food and beverage stores | 3.0% (46) | 3.5% (28) | 2.5% (18) |
| Public administration | 2.5% (38) | 1.6% (13) | 3.5% (25) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 2.3% (35) | 3.4% (27) | 1.1% (8) |
| Social assistance | 2.1% (32) | 0.5% (4) | 4.0% (28) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 2.1% (32) | 2.6% (21) | 1.6% (11) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 1.8% (27) | 0.7% (6) | 3.0% (21) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.4% (21) | 0.0% (0) | 3.0% (21) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.4% (21) | 2.6% (21) | 0.0% (0) |
| Repair and maintenance | 1.3% (20) | 2.5% (20) | 0.0% (0) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 1.2% (18) | 1.6% (13) | 0.7% (5) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 1.1% (17) | 1.0% (8) | 1.3% (9) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 1.1% (17) | 1.2% (10) | 1.0% (7) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 1.1% (16) | 0.6% (5) | 1.6% (11) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 1.0% (15) | 0.0% (0) | 2.1% (15) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.9% (14) | 0.0% (0) | 2.0% (14) |
| Finance and insurance | 0.9% (14) | 0.0% (0) | 2.0% (14) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 0.8% (12) | 1.2% (10) | 0.3% (2) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.7% (11) | 0.7% (6) | 0.7% (5) |
| Truck transportation | 0.7% (11) | 0.7% (6) | 0.7% (5) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 0.6% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (9) |
| Retail florists | 0.5% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (8) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (6) | 0.7% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.4% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (6) |
| Book stores and news dealers | 0.4% (6) | 0.7% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.4% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (6) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.3% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (5) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.3% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (5) |
| Private households | 0.3% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (4) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.3% (4) | 0.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (4) | 0.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 0.3% (4) | 0.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Farm supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (2) | 0.2% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.1% (2) | 0.2% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.1% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (2) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.1% (2) | 0.2% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Apparel, fabrics, and notions merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (2) | 0.2% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (2) | 0.2% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Lead
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 4.1%Males
- 3.8%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Lead: | 6.8% (112) |
| South Dakota: | 4.1% (17,147) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Lead: | 5.8% (96) |
| South Dakota: | 4.8% (19,988) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Lead: | 6.1% (101) |
| South Dakota: | 6.9% (28,443) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Lead: | 13.5% (222) |
| South Dakota: | 11.9% (49,378) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Lead: | 6.8% (112) |
| South Dakota: | 17.1% (70,737) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Lead: | 22.9% (378) |
| South Dakota: | 19.8% (81,983) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Lead: | 6.8% (112) |
| South Dakota: | 10.0% (41,264) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Lead: | 8.1% (133) |
| South Dakota: | 3.5% (14,687) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Lead: | 2.3% (39) |
| South Dakota: | 3.6% (14,897) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
| Lead: | 2.0% (34) |
| South Dakota: | 1.3% (5,370) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Lead: | 12.0% (198) |
| South Dakota: | 6.3% (26,276) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Lead: | 6.0% (99) |
| South Dakota: | 5.6% (23,036) |
<5am:
| Lead: | 4.7% (70) |
| South Dakota: | 2.6% (9,542) |
5:30am:
| Lead: | 5.0% (74) |
| South Dakota: | 2.2% (8,298) |
6am:
| Lead: | 4.8% (72) |
| South Dakota: | 4.0% (14,879) |
6:30am:
| Lead: | 5.7% (85) |
| South Dakota: | 5.7% (21,058) |
7am:
| Lead: | 5.6% (84) |
| South Dakota: | 9.3% (34,473) |
7:30am:
| Lead: | 8.6% (128) |
| South Dakota: | 13.7% (50,997) |
8am:
| Lead: | 21.6% (322) |
| South Dakota: | 21.7% (80,886) |
8:30am:
| Lead: | 5.8% (86) |
| South Dakota: | 10.1% (37,691) |
9am:
| Lead: | 4.5% (67) |
| South Dakota: | 3.7% (13,935) |
10am:
| Lead: | 4.8% (71) |
| South Dakota: | 3.9% (14,661) |
11am:
| Lead: | 3.1% (46) |
| South Dakota: | 1.8% (6,829) |
12pm:
| Lead: | 0.7% (11) |
| South Dakota: | 1.0% (3,670) |
4pm:
| Lead: | 9.1% (135) |
| South Dakota: | 6.6% (24,424) |
>4pm:
| Lead: | 14.8% (221) |
| South Dakota: | 7.3% (27,149) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Lead: | 2.8% (23) |
| South Dakota: | 5.2% (11,581) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Lead: | 8.8% (73) |
| South Dakota: | 5.3% (11,867) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Lead: | 9.6% (80) |
| South Dakota: | 8.4% (18,875) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Lead: | 8.1% (67) |
| South Dakota: | 11.7% (26,205) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Lead: | 5.3% (44) |
| South Dakota: | 17.1% (38,288) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Lead: | 19.5% (162) |
| South Dakota: | 18.2% (40,708) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Lead: | 6.0% (50) |
| South Dakota: | 10.2% (22,758) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
| Lead: | 2.7% (23) |
| South Dakota: | 2.5% (5,556) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| Lead: | 4.4% (37) |
| South Dakota: | 2.7% (6,124) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
| Lead: | 5.0% (42) |
| South Dakota: | 1.3% (3,014) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Lead: | 16.7% (139) |
| South Dakota: | 6.0% (13,452) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Lead: | 8.9% (74) |
| South Dakota: | 5.8% (12,957) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| Lead: | 11.3% (92) |
| South Dakota: | 2.9% (5,566) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| Lead: | 2.3% (18) |
| South Dakota: | 4.3% (8,121) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Lead: | 2.7% (22) |
| South Dakota: | 5.0% (9,568) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Lead: | 20.6% (168) |
| South Dakota: | 12.2% (23,173) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Lead: | 8.2% (66) |
| South Dakota: | 17.1% (32,449) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Lead: | 26.3% (215) |
| South Dakota: | 21.7% (41,275) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Lead: | 7.4% (61) |
| South Dakota: | 9.7% (18,506) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| Lead: | 14.7% (120) |
| South Dakota: | 4.8% (9,131) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Lead: | 7.0% (57) |
| South Dakota: | 6.7% (12,824) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Lead: | 3.6% (29) |
| South Dakota: | 5.3% (10,079) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.7%
Number of people working at home: 22 (1.3% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 22 (1.3% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Lead: | 18.1% (141) |
| South Dakota: | 7.4% (31,160) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Lead: | 24.5% (191) |
| South Dakota: | 17.9% (75,173) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Lead: | 17.7% (138) |
| South Dakota: | 20.3% (85,414) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Lead: | 6.7% (52) |
| South Dakota: | 19.0% (79,594) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Lead: | 5.6% (44) |
| South Dakota: | 13.1% (54,863) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Lead: | 3.2% (25) |
| South Dakota: | 4.7% (19,938) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Lead: | 10.4% (81) |
| South Dakota: | 7.8% (32,735) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Lead: | 2.4% (19) |
| South Dakota: | 1.3% (5,420) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Lead: | 2.7% (21) |
| South Dakota: | 1.8% (7,356) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Lead: | 4.6% (35) |
| South Dakota: | 3.1% (12,955) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Lead: | 0.2% (1) |
| South Dakota: | 2.2% (9,439) |
90 or more minutes:
| Lead: | 2.1% (16) |
| South Dakota: | 1.4% (5,755) |
Less than 5 minutes:
| Lead: | 10.8% (161) |
| South Dakota: | 8.7% (32,545) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Lead: | 24.6% (366) |
| South Dakota: | 21.6% (80,314) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Lead: | 25.6% (381) |
| South Dakota: | 20.5% (76,533) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Lead: | 13.0% (194) |
| South Dakota: | 15.9% (59,230) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Lead: | 4.5% (67) |
| South Dakota: | 10.4% (38,623) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Lead: | 2.8% (41) |
| South Dakota: | 3.0% (11,090) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Lead: | 6.5% (97) |
| South Dakota: | 5.8% (21,530) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Lead: | 0.7% (11) |
| South Dakota: | 0.9% (3,406) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Lead: | 1.7% (26) |
| South Dakota: | 1.1% (4,106) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Lead: | 4.2% (62) |
| South Dakota: | 2.5% (9,300) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Lead: | 3.8% (56) |
| South Dakota: | 1.8% (6,566) |
90 or more minutes:
| Lead: | 0.7% (10) |
| South Dakota: | 1.4% (5,249) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
| Lead: | 14.8% (81) |
| South Dakota: | 7.8% (17,758) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
| Lead: | 27.9% (153) |
| South Dakota: | 16.9% (38,338) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
| Lead: | 11.7% (64) |
| South Dakota: | 20.3% (46,143) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
| Lead: | 8.1% (44) |
| South Dakota: | 18.2% (41,327) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
| Lead: | 6.9% (38) |
| South Dakota: | 13.8% (31,313) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
| Lead: | 4.6% (25) |
| South Dakota: | 4.7% (10,661) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
| Lead: | 7.7% (42) |
| South Dakota: | 8.1% (18,266) |
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
| Lead: | 3.6% (20) |
| South Dakota: | 1.3% (3,035) |
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
| Lead: | 3.7% (20) |
| South Dakota: | 2.0% (4,492) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
| Lead: | 5.4% (30) |
| South Dakota: | 2.8% (6,334) |
90 or more minutes - Males:
| Lead: | 2.8% (15) |
| South Dakota: | 1.5% (3,448) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
| Lead: | 25.6% (60) |
| South Dakota: | 6.9% (13,402) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
| Lead: | 17.5% (41) |
| South Dakota: | 19.1% (36,835) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
| Lead: | 31.0% (73) |
| South Dakota: | 20.4% (39,271) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
| Lead: | 2.8% (7) |
| South Dakota: | 19.8% (38,267) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
| Lead: | 3.2% (8) |
| South Dakota: | 12.2% (23,550) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
| Lead: | 16.5% (39) |
| South Dakota: | 7.5% (14,469) |
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
| Lead: | 0.9% (2) |
| South Dakota: | 1.5% (2,864) |
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
| Lead: | 0.5% (1) |
| South Dakota: | 1.9% (3,721) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Lead: | 84.5% (668) |
| South Dakota: | 87.2% (167,267) |
Carpooled:
| Lead: | 13.1% (103) |
| South Dakota: | 7.9% (18,419) |
Other means:
| Lead: | 2.5% (19) |
| South Dakota: | 1.3% (2,338) |
Drove car alone:
| Lead: | 80.8% (1,204) |
| South Dakota: | 77.3% (288,227) |
Carpooled:
| Lead: | 12.8% (191) |
| South Dakota: | 10.4% (38,805) |
Walked:
| Lead: | 4.0% (60) |
| South Dakota: | 4.5% (16,786) |
Other means:
| Lead: | 1.1% (17) |
| South Dakota: | 0.5% (1,830) |
Drove car alone - Males:
| Lead: | 88.2% (488) |
| South Dakota: | 87.7% (167,267) |
Carpooled - Males:
| Lead: | 11.8% (65) |
| South Dakota: | 6.6% (18,419) |
Drove car alone - Females:
| Lead: | 75.8% (182) |
| South Dakota: | 86.7% (167,267) |
Carpooled - Females:
| Lead: | 16.1% (39) |
| South Dakota: | 9.5% (18,419) |
Other means - Females:
| Lead: | 8.1% (19) |
| South Dakota: | 1.2% (2,338) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Lead: | 81.0% (1,284) |
| South Dakota: | 91.7% (361,111) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Lead: | 16.2% (256) |
| South Dakota: | 5.7% (22,529) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Lead: | 1.2% (19) |
| South Dakota: | 0.8% (2,997) |
Drove alone:
| Lead: | 86.3% (1,204) |
| South Dakota: | 88.1% (288,227) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Lead: | 11.9% (166) |
| South Dakota: | 9.3% (30,269) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Lead: | 1.8% (25) |
| South Dakota: | 1.6% (5,220) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Lead: | 60.6% (1,027) |
| South Dakota: | 59.4% (273,962) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Lead: | 3.7% (62) |
| South Dakota: | 4.0% (18,550) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Lead: | 10.7% (182) |
| South Dakota: | 13.0% (59,994) |
Local government workers:
| Lead: | 6.5% (111) |
| South Dakota: | 7.8% (35,824) |
State government workers:
| Lead: | 8.3% (140) |
| South Dakota: | 4.2% (19,563) |
Federal government workers:
| Lead: | 2.2% (37) |
| South Dakota: | 3.5% (16,240) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Lead: | 8.0% (135) |
| South Dakota: | 7.8% (35,785) |
Employee of private company:
| Lead: | 74.6% (1,127) |
| South Dakota: | 59.7% (223,625) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Lead: | 1.3% (19) |
| South Dakota: | 3.6% (13,641) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Lead: | 5.0% (75) |
| South Dakota: | 9.5% (35,617) |
Local government workers:
| Lead: | 6.0% (91) |
| South Dakota: | 6.8% (25,501) |
State government workers:
| Lead: | 3.1% (47) |
| South Dakota: | 4.7% (17,748) |
Federal government workers:
| Lead: | 1.2% (18) |
| South Dakota: | 3.7% (13,895) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Lead: | 8.3% (126) |
| South Dakota: | 11.0% (41,320) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Lead: | 0.5% (8) |
| South Dakota: | 0.8% (3,026) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Lead: | 64.6% (548) |
| South Dakota: | 65.4% (159,555) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Lead: | 2.0% (17) |
| South Dakota: | 5.2% (12,573) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Lead: | 0.5% (4) |
| South Dakota: | 7.2% (17,479) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Lead: | 9.0% (76) |
| South Dakota: | 5.2% (12,624) |
State government workers - Males:
| Lead: | 6.0% (51) |
| South Dakota: | 3.5% (8,572) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Lead: | 2.0% (17) |
| South Dakota: | 3.5% (8,638) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Lead: | 15.9% (135) |
| South Dakota: | 9.9% (24,290) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Lead: | 56.7% (479) |
| South Dakota: | 52.8% (114,407) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Lead: | 5.3% (45) |
| South Dakota: | 2.8% (5,977) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Lead: | 21.1% (178) |
| South Dakota: | 19.6% (42,515) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Lead: | 4.1% (35) |
| South Dakota: | 10.7% (23,200) |
State government workers - Females:
| Lead: | 10.6% (89) |
| South Dakota: | 5.1% (10,991) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Lead: | 2.3% (19) |
| South Dakota: | 3.5% (7,602) |