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Collision repair and body shops in Minnehaha County, SD
How Minnehaha 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 #347 of 1,327 scored counties
#1 of 12 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 27
- 5 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- +17.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $92.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,088 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 212,691
- +7.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Minnehaha County spend about $92.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,088 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Spread across 27 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.4M per shop, 11% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
Minnehaha County has 27 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 19%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Minnehaha County was 27 in 2023, up 17.4% from 2019. That is one for every 3,141 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $798K have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Minnehaha County.
Population estimates put the population change in Minnehaha County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Minnehaha County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #347 of 1,327 scored counties and #1 of 12 scored counties in South Dakota.
How Minnehaha 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 | Minnehaha County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,141 | 1,749 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.4% | +3.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,088 | $1,189 | $958 |
| Median household income | $76,880 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 27+17.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 164
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 275 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $798K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Minnehaha 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 Minnehaha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 212,691+7.6% since 2020
- Households
- 84,814
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 807 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 252
- Median household income
- $76,880+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,921
- Median home value
- $287,600
- Jobs located here
- 135,684
- Daytime population
- 228,682Residents 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 collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Minnehaha County marked.
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 Minnehaha 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 care67
- Auto repair shops64
- Collision repair and body shops64
- Car washes and detailing70
- Tire shops72
- Oil change and quick lube79
- Gas stations55
- Insurance agencies31
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 Minnehaha County, SD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 collision repair and body shops in Minnehaha County. 5 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 17.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Minnehaha County, SD spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $92.3M a year, or $1,088 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 84,814 households in Minnehaha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Minnehaha County, SD compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Minnehaha County has 3.2 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.4M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Minnehaha County would have about 30, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,141 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Minnehaha County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Minnehaha County at 212,691 people in 2025, up 7.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,814 households. Median household income in Minnehaha County is $76,880, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.5%, 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. Minnehaha County scores 64 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #347 of 1,327 scored counties.
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