Market rankings · South Dakota
Collision repair and body shops in South Dakota
Every metro area, small-town market and county in South Dakota, ranked by the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 168
- 21 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 209
- +3.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $434.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 48% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #35 of 51
- Market score 41 · Lower middle
A site report maps the collision repair and body shops on map listings around any address in South Dakota by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
South Dakota has 168 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.6, 48% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $1,189 per household (24% above the U.S. average), households in South Dakota spend about $434.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in South Dakota was 209 in 2023, up 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,749 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 0.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in South Dakota.
Among the 50 states and DC, South Dakota ranks #35 for collision repair and body shops, with a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in South Dakota, the Sioux Falls metro area scores highest (53). Of the 8 scored small-town markets in or partly in South Dakota, the Brookings area scores highest (58).
Every market in South Dakota for collision repair and body shops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in South Dakota, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 53 | 45 | 3.7 | $3.1M | +9.5% | #181 of 381 |
| 2Rapid City, SD | 40 | 32 | 5.1 | $2.4M | +6.2% | #266 of 381 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 38 | 21 | 3.8 | $3M | +1.0% | #274 of 381 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brookings, SD | 58 | 6 | 4.3 | $2.7M | +9.6% | #130 of 387 |
| 2Spearfish, SD | 44 | 7 | 5.8 | $2M | +14.0% | #244 of 387 |
| 3Huron, SD | 35 | 6 | 8.0 | $1.5M | +2.4% | #306 of 387 |
| 4Pierre, SD | 33 | 6 | 7.0 | $1.6M | −0.5% | #312 of 387 |
| 5Mitchell, SD | 31 | 8 | 7.3 | $1.6M | +0.6% | #322 of 387 |
| 6Yankton, SD | 30 | 8 | 8.3 | $1.4M | +1.5% | #330 of 387 |
| 7Aberdeen, SD | 28 | 10 | 5.6 | $2M | −1.5% | #337 of 387 |
| 8Vermillion, SD | 28 | 5 | 9.0 | $1.2M | +0.2% | #340 of 387 |
| Watertown, SD | Not scored | 4 | 3.2 | $3.7M | +4.3% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Minnehaha County, SD | 64 | 27 | 3.2 | $3.4M | +7.6% | #347 of 1,327 |
| 2Lincoln County, SD | 64 | 12 | 4.3 | $2.9M | +17.5% | #355 of 1,327 |
| 3Brookings County, SD | 52 | 6 | 4.3 | $2.7M | +9.6% | #624 of 1,327 |
| 4Meade County, SD | 46 | 6 | 5.0 | $2.6M | +2.7% | #761 of 1,327 |
| 5Pennington County, SD | 42 | 25 | 5.4 | $2.1M | +6.6% | #860 of 1,327 |
| 6Lawrence County, SD | 42 | 7 | 5.8 | $2M | +14.0% | #861 of 1,327 |
| 7Beadle County, SD | 31 | 6 | 8.0 | $1.5M | +2.4% | #1,092 of 1,327 |
| 8Hughes County, SD | 27 | 5 | 6.9 | $1.6M | −0.9% | #1,162 of 1,327 |
| 9Yankton County, SD | 27 | 8 | 8.3 | $1.4M | +1.5% | #1,165 of 1,327 |
| 10Clay County, SD | 26 | 5 | 9.0 | $1.2M | +0.2% | #1,179 of 1,327 |
| 11Davison County, SD | 23 | 8 | 9.0 | $1.2M | +0.6% | #1,215 of 1,327 |
| 12Brown County, SD | 21 | 10 | 6.1 | $1.8M | −1.7% | #1,243 of 1,327 |
| Codington County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 3.2 | $3.7M | +4.3% | |
| Union County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.3% | |
| Oglala Lakota County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.3% | |
| Lake County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 4.2 | $3M | −0.2% | |
| Butte County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 2.3 | $5.8M | +5.5% | |
| Roberts County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 8.3 | $1.5M | −0.1% | |
| Charles Mix County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 6.6 | $1.9M | −0.5% | |
| Todd County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.9% | |
| Custer County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 2.2 | $6.3M | +13.2% | |
| Turner County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 5.6 | $2.4M | +7.3% | |
| Grant County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 6.6 | $2M | 0.0% | |
| Hutchinson County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 10.3 | $1.3M | −0.1% | |
| Fall River County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +7.1% |
Show all 66 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Homme County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.8% | |
| Moody County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 3.9 | $3.5M | +4.5% | |
| Hamlin County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 9.1 | $1.6M | +11.9% | |
| Spink County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 8.0 | $1.7M | −3.0% | |
| McCook County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 4.5 | $3.5M | +5.2% | |
| Tripp County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.8% | |
| Day County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.8% | |
| Brule County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 20.5 | $629K | +0.5% | |
| Walworth County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 4.1 | $2.9M | −1.4% | |
| Kingsbury County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 9.5 | $1.4M | +1.6% | |
| Dewey County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.8% | |
| Marshall County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 12.1 | $1.2M | +2.9% | |
| Deuel County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 5.7 | $2.5M | +2.6% | |
| Edmunds County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.0% | |
| Gregory County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.1% | |
| Clark County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.7% | |
| Corson County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.8% | |
| Lyman County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 8.4 | $1.5M | −0.1% | |
| Hanson County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.3% | |
| Bennett County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.6% | |
| Hand County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.7% | |
| Stanley County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 7.8 | $1.5M | +1.8% | |
| Perkins County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.9% | |
| Douglas County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 17.6 | $897K | +1.9% | |
| Jackson County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.7% | |
| Aurora County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.6% | |
| Potter County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.8% | |
| Sanborn County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.5% | |
| Ziebach County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Miner County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 10.7 | $1.3M | −0.8% | |
| McPherson County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% | |
| Faulk County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.4% | |
| Mellette County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +11.5% | |
| Buffalo County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.8% | |
| Jerauld County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 12.7 | $1M | +0.6% | |
| Haakon County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 14.6 | $1M | −3.6% | |
| Campbell County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Sully County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.9% | |
| Hyde County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.6% | |
| Harding County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.2% | |
| Jones County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in South Dakota?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 168 collision repair and body shops in South Dakota. 21 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 209 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 3.0% from 2019.
How much do households in South Dakota spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $434.6M a year, or $1,189 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 168 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 365,544 households in South Dakota and national spending patterns by income.
How does South Dakota compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
South Dakota has 4.6 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, South Dakota would have about 141, against 168 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,749 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
Which market in South Dakota has the highest market score for collision repair and body shops?
Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in South Dakota, the Sioux Falls metro area scores highest, at 53 (upper middle). Among 8 scored small-town markets in or partly in South Dakota, the Brookings area scores highest, at 58 (upper middle). Among 12 scored counties in South Dakota, Minnehaha County scores highest, at 64 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. South Dakota scores 41 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #35 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in South Dakota. It maps the collision repair and body shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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