Lawrence County, SD: 15 findings, 4 at a watch level and 11 noted
15 findings fired for Lawrence County, SD this run, against a typical home value of $442,665 in September 2026 and covered employment of 13,532 in 2026 Q1. 3 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to Lawrence County, SD.
12 findings #
watchLawrence County, SD's years of wages of 8.2 ranks 196th of 3,063 US counties, a watch level here: years of wages in the top tenth of US counties (position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- test: yearsOfWages percentile = 93.63161332462442 >= 90
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; not an official level
watchLawrence County, SD's price-to-rent ratio of 24.8 ranks 99th of 1,358 US counties, a watch level here: price-to-rent in the top tenth of US counties (position among the counties that published both ZHVI and ZORI this month; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- test: priceToRent percentile = 92.77818717759764 >= 90
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
position among the counties that published both ZHVI and ZORI this month; not an official level
watchLawrence County, SD's typical home value is -0.7% against a year earlier, a watch level here: typical home value below a year ago (arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- test: home.yoyPct = -0.7041253247480972 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchLawrence County, SD's typical asking rent of $1,489 scores 48 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 90 across South Dakota counties, a gap of 42 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 42 = |48 across US counties - 90 across South Dakota counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteLawrence County, SD's average weekly wage was 7.9% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- +7.9 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteLawrence County, SD's typical asking rent rose 0.7% from $1,479 in August 2026 to $1,489 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.7% = (1488.5555555555557 - 1478.8159907129104) / 1478.8159907129104 × 100
- 1488.5555555555557 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 1478.8159907129104 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteLawrence County, SD's covered employment was 0.6% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- +0.6 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteLawrence County, SD's typical home value of $442,665 ranks 2nd of 50 South Dakota counties, against a median of $251,658.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 98 on the 0-to-100 scale across 50 South Dakota counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteLawrence County, SD's typical home value of -0.7% ranks 46th of 50 South Dakota counties, against a median of +3.1%.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 8 on the 0-to-100 scale across 50 South Dakota counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteLawrence County, SD's covered employment of 13,532 ranks 7th of 66 South Dakota counties, against a median of 1,825.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 91 on the 0-to-100 scale across 66 South Dakota counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteLawrence County, SD's typical home value of $442,665 ranks 305th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $230,451.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 90 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3063 US counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteLawrence County, SD's typical asking rent of $1,489 ranks 2nd of 11 South Dakota counties, against a median of $1,275.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 90 on the 0-to-100 scale across 11 South Dakota counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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