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Auto repair shops in Corson County, SD

The auto repair shops in Corson County, SD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,151 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
8.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
3,781
−2.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Corson County comes to about $1.3M a year: $1,151 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There is 1 auto repair shop on map listings in Corson County as of September 2026. That is 8.9 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for mechanical, body and glass repair in Corson County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Corson County declined 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Corson 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 shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Auto repair shops in Corson County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureCorson CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.925.021.5
Spending per listing$1.3M$476K$445K
Households per official establishmentn/a542955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.4%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,151$1,189$958
Median household income$46,406$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored55

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 mechanical, body and glass repair in Corson 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 Corson County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,781−2.8% since 2020
Households
1,128
Median age
29.6
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
2,470 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$46,406
Average household income
$73,764
Median home value
$69,800
Jobs located here
689
Daytime population
3,703Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across South Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Corson County marked.

Top counties in South Dakota

Counties in South Dakota ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, SD736222.2$563K+17.5%#269 of 2,378
2Union County, SD72912.3$1.1M+3.3%#279 of 2,378
3Roberts County, SD70822.1$565K−0.1%#344 of 2,378
4Lake County, SD681327.6$468K−0.2%#436 of 2,378
5Meade County, SD642420.1$659K+2.7%#549 of 2,378
6Minnehaha County, SD6417320.4$534K+7.6%#570 of 2,378
7Brookings County, SD613323.9$490K+9.6%#693 of 2,378
8Clay County, SD541221.6$493K+0.2%#1,002 of 2,378
9Lawrence County, SD543125.7$452K+14.0%#1,013 of 2,378
10Pennington County, SD4613729.5$392K+6.6%#1,403 of 2,378
Corson County, SDNot scored18.9$1.3M−2.8%

Other business types in Corson County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Corson County, SD?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 auto repair shop in Corson County. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. No official count is published for mechanical, body and glass repair in Corson County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Corson County, SD spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $1.3M a year, or $1,151 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 auto repair shop on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,128 households in Corson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Corson County, SD compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Corson County has 1 auto repair shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Corson County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Corson County, SD growing?

Population estimates put Corson County at 3,781 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,128 households. Median household income in Corson County is $46,406, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair shops · All 56 business types in Corson County

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