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Collision repair and body shops in Pennington County, SD
How Pennington 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 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #860 of 1,327 scored counties
#5 of 12 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 25
- 3 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- +18.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $53.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,158 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 74% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,792
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Pennington County spend about $53.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,158 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. Spread across 25 collision repair and body shops, that is $2.1M per shop, 30% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
Pennington County has 25 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 12%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households, 74% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 38 businesses with payroll in Pennington County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, up 18.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,220 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $442K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Pennington County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pennington County grew 6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, Pennington County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #860 of 1,327 scored counties and #5 of 12 scored counties in South Dakota.
How Pennington 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 | Pennington County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,220 | 1,749 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.8% | +3.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,158 | $1,189 | $958 |
| Median household income | $74,517 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 38+18.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 179
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 253 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $442K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Pennington 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 Pennington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,792+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 46,370
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,777 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $74,517+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,289
- Median home value
- $302,200
- Jobs located here
- 59,416
- Daytime population
- 120,445Residents 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 Pennington 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 Pennington 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 care44
- Auto repair shops46
- Collision repair and body shops42
- Car washes and detailing41
- Tire shops52
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations50
- Insurance agencies29
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 Pennington County, SD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 collision repair and body shops in Pennington County. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 18.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Pennington County, SD spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $53.7M a year, or $1,158 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 46,370 households in Pennington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pennington County, SD compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Pennington County has 5.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 74% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Pennington County would have about 17, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,220 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Pennington County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Pennington County at 116,792 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,370 households. Median household income in Pennington County is $74,517, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.6%, 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. Pennington County scores 42 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #860 of 1,327 scored counties.
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