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Auto repair shops in Lake County, SD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Lake County, SD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #436 of 2,378 scored counties
#4 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,289 a household
- Spending per listing
- $468K
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.6
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,993
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,289 per household (35% above the U.S. average), households in Lake County spend about $6.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $468K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 5% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 13 auto repair shops on map listings in Lake County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.6, 28% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Lake County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 1,572 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lake County declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair shops, Lake County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #436 of 2,378 scored counties and #4 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lake 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.
| Measure | Lake County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.6 | 25.0 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $468K | $476K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,572 | 542 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,289 | $1,189 | $958 |
| Median household income | $76,808 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 2
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $126K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,993−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 4,716
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 563 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 19
- Median household income
- $76,808+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,754
- Median home value
- $247,600
- Jobs located here
- 5,183
- Daytime population
- 10,346Residents 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 shops, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Lake County marked.
Top counties in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, SD | 73 | 62 | 22.2 | $563K | +17.5% | #269 of 2,378 |
| 2Union County, SD | 72 | 9 | 12.3 | $1.1M | +3.3% | #279 of 2,378 |
| 3Roberts County, SD | 70 | 8 | 22.1 | $565K | −0.1% | #344 of 2,378 |
| 4Lake County, SD | 68 | 13 | 27.6 | $468K | −0.2% | #436 of 2,378 |
| 5Meade County, SD | 64 | 24 | 20.1 | $659K | +2.7% | #549 of 2,378 |
| 6Minnehaha County, SD | 64 | 173 | 20.4 | $534K | +7.6% | #570 of 2,378 |
| 7Brookings County, SD | 61 | 33 | 23.9 | $490K | +9.6% | #693 of 2,378 |
| 8Clay County, SD | 54 | 12 | 21.6 | $493K | +0.2% | #1,002 of 2,378 |
| 9Lawrence County, SD | 54 | 31 | 25.7 | $452K | +14.0% | #1,013 of 2,378 |
| 10Pennington County, SD | 46 | 137 | 29.5 | $392K | +6.6% | #1,403 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Lake 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 shops are in Lake County, SD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 auto repair shops in Lake County. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lake County, SD spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6.1M a year, or $1,289 per household. That is 35% above the U.S. average (an index of 135, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $468K 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 4,716 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, SD compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Lake County has 27.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $468K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Lake County would have about 14, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,572 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 10,993 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,716 households. Median household income in Lake County is $76,808, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.2%, 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. Lake County scores 68 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #436 of 2,378 scored counties.
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