Turton, SD

Census Place

2024 Population

US Senator

John Thune

Republican Party

US Senator

Mike Rounds

Republican Party

US Representative

Dusty Johnson

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

43.8

19% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

9.84%

Economy

The economy of Turton, SD employs 24 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Turton, SD were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (7 people), Finance & Insurance (6 people), and Manufacturing (3 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($175,000), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($175,000), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($61,250).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 66

50%

1 Year growth

± 333%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Turton, SD grew at a rate of 50%, from 16 employees to 24 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Turton, SD, are Management Occupations (10 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (3 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Turton, SD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Dakota.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in South Dakota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 66

50%

1 Year growth

± 333%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Turton, SD grew at a rate of 50%, from 16 employees to 24 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Turton, SD, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (7 people), Finance & Insurance (6 people), and Manufacturing (3 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Turton, SD, though some of these residents may live in Turton, SD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$71,250

Median earning men ± $70,436

$48,750

Median earning women ± $12,269

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($61,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in South Dakota went to Donald J. Trump with 63.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.2%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.68%).

John Thune and Mike Rounds are the senators currently representing the state of South Dakota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Turton, SD is currently represented by Dusty Johnson in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Turton, SD. Showing the available data for South Dakota.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (63.4%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (34.2%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.68%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in South Dakota went to Donald J. Trump with 63.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.2%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.68%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in South Dakota for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from South Dakota

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for South Dakota.

John Thune

Senator from South Dakota

Assumed office on January 3, 2005

Mike Rounds

Senator from South Dakota

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Thune and Mike Rounds are the senators currently representing South Dakota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in South Dakota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Turton, SD

Dusty Johnson

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

Turton, SD is currently represented by Dusty Johnson (Republican Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Turton, SD have changed over time starting in 2008.

Housing & Living

People in Turton, SD have an average commute time of 17.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Turton, SD is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$75,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$66,322

$27

Median Property Taxes

±$29

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Turton, SD the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Turton, SD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$48,750

Median Household Income

± $18,477

Number of Households

± 29

In 2024, the median household income of the 30 households in Turton, SD grew to $48,750 from the previous year's value of $46,875.

The following chart displays the households in Turton, SD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Turton, SD is from South Dakota.

0.44

2024 Wage GINI in South Dakota

0.443

2023 Wage GINI in South Dakota

In 2024, the income inequality in South Dakota was 0.44 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.642% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Dakota was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Dakota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in South Dakota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (91.7%)
Worked At Home (8.33%)

In 2024, 91.7% of workers in Turton, SD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.33%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

17.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Turton, SD have a shorter commute time (17.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Turton, SD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Turton, SD compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Turton, SD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Turton, SD have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.84% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Turton, SD (6 out of 61 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Turton, SD is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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