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Collision repair and body shops in Hughes County, SD
How Hughes County, SD compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,162 of 1,327 scored counties
#8 of 12 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,096 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,570
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Hughes County scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #1,162 of 1,327 scored counties and #8 of 12 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 collision repair and body shops in Hughes County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.9, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $1,096 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Hughes County spend about $7.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $1.6M per shop, 48% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Hughes County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hughes County declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Hughes 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.
| Measure | Hughes County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.9 | 4.6 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,749 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,096 | $1,189 | $958 |
| Median household income | $81,395 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Hughes 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 Hughes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,570−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 7,253
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 742 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $81,395+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,105
- Median home value
- $242,000
- Jobs located here
- 10,890
- Daytime population
- 19,525Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Dakota
| 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 |
Other business types in Hughes County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care32
- Auto repair shops40
- Collision repair and body shops27
- Car washes and detailing32
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations22
- Insurance agencies8
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in Hughes County, SD?
There are 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Hughes County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. No official count is published for automotive body, paint and interior repair in Hughes County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Hughes County, SD spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7.9M a year, or $1,096 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 7,253 households in Hughes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hughes County, SD compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Hughes County has 6.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Hughes County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Hughes County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Hughes County at 17,570 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,253 households. The median household income in Hughes County is $81,395 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Hughes County scores 27 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #1,162 of 1,327 scored counties.
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