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Collision repair and body shops in Lincoln County, SD
How Lincoln 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 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #355 of 1,327 scored counties
#2 of 12 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 12
- 2 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $34.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,251 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 77,145
- +17.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 collision repair and body shops in Lincoln County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 17%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $1,251 per household (31% above the U.S. average), households in Lincoln County spend about $34.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 6% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Lincoln County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 2,788 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Lincoln County from 2020 to 2025 at +17.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lincoln County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #355 of 1,327 scored counties and #2 of 12 scored counties in South Dakota.
How Lincoln 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 | Lincoln County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,788 | 1,749 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,251 | $1,189 | $958 |
| Median household income | $99,166 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 45
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 122 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 77,145+17.5% since 2020
- Households
- 27,879
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 577 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 122
- Median household income
- $99,166+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,275
- Median home value
- $348,300
- Jobs located here
- 29,510
- Daytime population
- 60,089Residents 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 Lincoln 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 care78
- Auto repair shops73
- Collision repair and body shops64
- Car washes and detailing77
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations88
- Insurance agencies32
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 Lincoln County, SD?
There are 12 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Lincoln County as of September 2026. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Lincoln County, SD spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $34.9M a year, or $1,251 per household. That is 31% above the U.S. average (an index of 131, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 27,879 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lincoln County, SD compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Lincoln County has 4.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 11, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,788 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Lincoln County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Lincoln County at 77,145 people in 2025, up 17.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,879 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $99,166 a year, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% 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. Lincoln County scores 64 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #355 of 1,327 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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