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Collision repair and body shops in Charles Mix County, SD

The collision repair and body shops in Charles Mix 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
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,286 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
6.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
9,303
−0.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 collision repair and body shops in Charles Mix County. That is 6.6 per 10,000 households.

At $1,286 per household (34% above the U.S. average), households in Charles Mix County spend about $3.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 2 collision repair and body shops, that is $1.9M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Charles Mix County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 758 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Charles Mix County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.5%, 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 Charles Mix 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 collision repair and body 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Charles Mix County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureCharles Mix CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.64.63.1
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.6M$3.1M
Households per official establishment7581,7493,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.0%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,286$1,189$958
Median household income$64,038$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored41

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$398K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 automotive body, paint and interior repair in Charles Mix 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 Charles Mix County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,303−0.5% since 2020
Households
3,032
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,097 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$64,038
Average household income
$84,687
Median home value
$170,600
Jobs located here
3,366
Daytime population
9,404Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across South Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Charles Mix County marked.

Top counties in South Dakota

Counties in South Dakota ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Minnehaha County, SD64273.2$3.4M+7.6%#347 of 1,327
2Lincoln County, SD64124.3$2.9M+17.5%#355 of 1,327
3Brookings County, SD5264.3$2.7M+9.6%#624 of 1,327
4Meade County, SD4665.0$2.6M+2.7%#761 of 1,327
5Pennington County, SD42255.4$2.1M+6.6%#860 of 1,327
6Lawrence County, SD4275.8$2M+14.0%#861 of 1,327
7Beadle County, SD3168.0$1.5M+2.4%#1,092 of 1,327
8Hughes County, SD2756.9$1.6M−0.9%#1,162 of 1,327
9Yankton County, SD2788.3$1.4M+1.5%#1,165 of 1,327
10Clay County, SD2659.0$1.2M+0.2%#1,179 of 1,327
Charles Mix County, SDNot scored26.6$1.9M−0.5%

Other business types in Charles Mix 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 collision repair and body shops are in Charles Mix County, SD?

Charles Mix County has 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $3.9M a year, or $1,286 per household. That is 34% above the U.S. average (an index of 134, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,032 households in Charles Mix County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Charles Mix County, SD compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

Charles Mix County has 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Charles Mix County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 758 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Charles Mix County, SD growing?

Population estimates put Charles Mix County at 9,303 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,032 households. The median household income in Charles Mix County is $64,038 a year, 21% 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 collision repair and body shops · All 56 business types in Charles Mix County

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