Auto · Small-town market · South Dakota
Auto repair shops in the Yankton, SD area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in the Yankton, SD area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #304 of 538 scored small-town markets
#4 of 9 scored small-town markets based in South Dakota
- Listings
- 28
- 6 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,148 a household
- Spending per listing
- $398K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.9
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,635
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,148 per household (20% above the U.S. average), households in the Yankton area spend about $11.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $398K per shop, 11% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
The Yankton area has 28 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 28.9, 34% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in the Yankton area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 606 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 29 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $126K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Yankton area.
Population estimates show the Yankton area grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the Yankton area is 48 (lower middle), #304 of 538 scored small-town markets and #4 of 9 scored small-town markets based in South Dakota.
How the Yankton area 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 | Yankton area | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.9 | 25.0 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $398K | $476K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 606 | 542 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,148 | $1,189 | $958 |
| Median household income | $72,821 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 29Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 286 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $126K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Yankton area, 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 the Yankton area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,635+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 9,695
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 521 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $72,821+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,237
- Median home value
- $225,900
- Jobs located here
- 12,467
- Daytime population
- 24,093Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in South Dakota for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with the Yankton area marked.
Top small-town markets in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brookings, SD | 68 | 33 | 23.9 | $490K | +9.6% | #89 of 538 |
| 2Vermillion, SD | 62 | 12 | 21.6 | $493K | +0.2% | #145 of 538 |
| 3Spearfish, SD | 59 | 31 | 25.7 | $452K | +14.0% | #177 of 538 |
| 4Yankton, SD | 48 | 28 | 28.9 | $398K | +1.5% | #304 of 538 |
| 5Mitchell, SD | 45 | 32 | 29.2 | $405K | +0.6% | #332 of 538 |
| 6Pierre, SD | 43 | 23 | 26.9 | $410K | −0.5% | #348 of 538 |
| 7Aberdeen, SD | 40 | 49 | 27.4 | $412K | −1.5% | #369 of 538 |
| 8Huron, SD | 40 | 27 | 35.8 | $332K | +2.4% | #374 of 538 |
| 9Watertown, SD | 38 | 53 | 42.3 | $278K | +4.3% | #397 of 538 |
Other business types in the Yankton area
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 the Yankton, SD area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 auto repair shops in the Yankton area. 6 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Yankton, SD area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.1M a year, or $1,148 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $398K 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 9,695 households in the Yankton area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Yankton, SD area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Yankton area has 28.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $398K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Yankton area would have about 25, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 606 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is the Yankton, SD area growing?
Population estimates put the Yankton area at 23,635 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,695 households. Median household income in the Yankton area is $72,821, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.8%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Yankton area scores 48 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #304 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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