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Todd County, SD

Demographic and economic profile of Todd County, SD, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Todd County's economy shows limited formal specialization, with a labor force participation rate of just 46.9% and an unemployment rate of 17.4% reflecting a structurally constrained workforce of roughly 4,300 residents, only 16.6% of whom hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income stands at $42,075 against a poverty rate of 49.0%, and housing costs are among the lowest measurable — median home values of $45,200 and gross rent of $537/month. The county's population of 9,293 has contracted 8.4% over five years, with a median age of 25.5 suggesting a young but shrinking base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

9,293

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$42,075

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

25.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-8.4% since 2018

Todd County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone7,739 (83.7%)
  • White Alone747 (8.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races381 (4.1%)
  • Asian Alone287 (3.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone41 (0.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone27 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)204
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island82
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic33
  4. 4.Korean13
  5. 5.Spanish5

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

39.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

7.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

298

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$26,694

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$13,849

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

49.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance963
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)353
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)262
  4. 4.Construction (Group)197
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining154

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,057
  2. 2.Service Occupations440
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations414
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations264
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations248

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.31×)160
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.30×)253
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 2.01×)1,093
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.05×)267
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 0.89×)143

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$45,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$537/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

46.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999111 (9.4%)
  • $10,000 to $14,999102 (8.7%)
  • $35,000 to $39,999100 (8.5%)
  • Less Than $10,00096 (8.1%)
  • $30,000 to $34,99992 (7.8%)
  • $80,000 to $89,99987 (7.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

46.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,364

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

16.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

15.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,816 (76.0%)
  • Carpooled338 (14.2%)
  • Walked132 (5.5%)
  • Worked At Home86 (3.6%)
  • Other16 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.