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Auto repair shops in Yankton County, SD
The auto repair shops in Yankton County, SD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,603 of 2,378 scored counties
#11 of 17 scored counties 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
Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 auto repair shops in Yankton County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 28.9, 34% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $1,148 per household (20% above the U.S. average), households in Yankton County spend about $11.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 28 auto repair shops, that is $398K per shop, 11% below the U.S. figure of $445K. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Yankton County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 606 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 29 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $126K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Yankton County.
Population estimates put the population change in Yankton County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Yankton County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,603 of 2,378 scored counties and #11 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota.
How Yankton 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 | Yankton County | 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 | 41 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 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 Yankton 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 Yankton County
- 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 counties in South Dakota for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Yankton 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 |
| 11Yankton County, SD | 41 | 28 | 28.9 | $398K | +1.5% | #1,603 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Yankton 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 Yankton County, SD?
There are 28 auto repair shops on map listings in Yankton County as of September 2026. 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 list 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Yankton County, SD 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. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,695 households in Yankton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yankton County, SD compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Yankton County 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 national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Yankton County 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 Yankton County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Yankton County at 23,635 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,695 households. The median household income in Yankton County is $72,821 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Yankton County scores 41 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,603 of 2,378 scored counties.
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