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Auto repair and car care businesses in Union County, SD
The auto repair and car care businesses in Union County, SD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #137 of 2,401 scored counties
#1 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 18
- 3 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,322 a household
- Spending per listing
- $537K
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.6
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,402
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, Union County has a Groundwork market score of 79 (high): #137 of 2,401 scored counties and #1 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair and car care businesses.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 auto repair and car care businesses in Union County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 17%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 24.6 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Union County comes to about $9.7M a year: $1,322 per household, 38% above the U.S. average. That is about $537K of household spending for each business on map listings, twice the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Union County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 665 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates show Union County grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Union County compares
The same measures for South Dakota and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Union County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.6 | 42.6 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $537K | $279K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 665 | 436 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.0% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,322 | $1,189 | $958 |
| Median household income | $89,636 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 138
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 183 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Union County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Union County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,402+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 7,310
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 462 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $89,636+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,814
- Median home value
- $301,100
- Jobs located here
- 9,648
- Daytime population
- 19,509Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Union County marked.
Top counties in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Union County, SD | 79 | 18 | 24.6 | $537K | +3.3% | #137 of 2,401 |
| 2Lincoln County, SD | 78 | 105 | 37.7 | $332K | +17.5% | #169 of 2,401 |
| 3Lake County, SD | 73 | 20 | 42.4 | $304K | −0.2% | #284 of 2,401 |
| 4Brookings County, SD | 72 | 49 | 35.5 | $330K | +9.6% | #306 of 2,401 |
| 5Roberts County, SD | 70 | 15 | 41.4 | $301K | −0.1% | #368 of 2,401 |
| 6Minnehaha County, SD | 67 | 287 | 33.8 | $322K | +7.6% | #464 of 2,401 |
| 7Clay County, SD | 64 | 20 | 36.1 | $296K | +0.2% | #586 of 2,401 |
| 8Meade County, SD | 59 | 52 | 43.4 | $304K | +2.7% | #785 of 2,401 |
| 9Lawrence County, SD | 50 | 57 | 47.3 | $246K | +14.0% | #1,248 of 2,401 |
| 10Butte County, SD | 45 | 26 | 60.4 | $222K | +5.5% | #1,439 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Union County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Union County, SD?
There are 18 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Union County as of September 2026. 3 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Union County, SD spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $9.7M a year, or $1,322 per household. That is 38% above the U.S. average (an index of 138, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $537K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,310 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Union County, SD compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Union County has 24.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $537K, twice the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Union County would have about 36, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 665 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Union County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Union County at 17,402 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,310 households. Median household income in Union County is $89,636, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Union County scores 79 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #137 of 2,401 scored counties.
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