Market rankings · South Dakota
Convenience stores in South Dakota
Markets across South Dakota ranked by the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 441
- 246 chain locations (56%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.2B
- On groceries
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.1
- 51% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 37% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #30 of 51
- Market score 48 · Lower middle
A site report maps the convenience stores on map listings around any address in South Dakota by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 441 convenience stores in South Dakota. Of those, 246 are chain locations, or 56%, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.1, 51% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Households in South Dakota spend about $2.2B a year on groceries, or $6,012 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 37% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in South Dakota was 33 in 2023. That is one for every 11,077 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $309K has gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in South Dakota.
Among the 50 states and DC, South Dakota ranks #30 for convenience stores, with a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in South Dakota, the Sioux Falls metro area scores highest (61). Of the 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in South Dakota, the Brookings area scores highest (81).
Every market in South Dakota for convenience stores
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in South Dakota, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 61 | 117 | 9.5 | $6.5M | +9.5% | #123 of 387 |
| 2Rapid City, SD | 55 | 81 | 12.9 | $4.7M | +6.2% | #171 of 387 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 49 | 55 | 9.9 | $6M | +1.0% | #211 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brookings, SD | 81 | 11 | 8.0 | $7.4M | +9.6% | #21 of 529 |
| 2Yankton, SD | 76 | 7 | 7.2 | $8.2M | +1.5% | #49 of 529 |
| 3Spearfish, SD | 76 | 11 | 9.1 | $6.4M | +14.0% | #50 of 529 |
| 4Watertown, SD | 61 | 15 | 12.0 | $4.9M | +4.3% | #169 of 529 |
| 5Aberdeen, SD | 53 | 18 | 10.0 | $5.9M | −1.5% | #253 of 529 |
| 6Mitchell, SD | 50 | 13 | 11.8 | $4.9M | +0.6% | #284 of 529 |
| 7Huron, SD | 47 | 10 | 13.3 | $4.3M | +2.4% | #317 of 529 |
| 8Pierre, SD | 45 | 12 | 14.0 | $4.4M | −0.5% | #332 of 529 |
| 9Vermillion, SD | 36 | 7 | 12.6 | $4.4M | +0.2% | #406 of 529 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, SD | 92 | 18 | 6.5 | $10.3M | +17.5% | #23 of 2,261 |
| 2Brookings County, SD | 74 | 11 | 8.0 | $7.4M | +9.6% | #328 of 2,261 |
| 3Lawrence County, SD | 68 | 11 | 9.1 | $6.4M | +14.0% | #499 of 2,261 |
| 4Minnehaha County, SD | 67 | 89 | 10.5 | $5.8M | +7.6% | #539 of 2,261 |
| 5Pennington County, SD | 66 | 60 | 12.9 | $4.6M | +6.6% | #568 of 2,261 |
| 6Yankton County, SD | 65 | 7 | 7.2 | $8.2M | +1.5% | #580 of 2,261 |
| 7Meade County, SD | 58 | 13 | 10.9 | $5.6M | +2.7% | #839 of 2,261 |
| 8Codington County, SD | 55 | 15 | 12.0 | $4.9M | +4.3% | #957 of 2,261 |
| 9Hughes County, SD | 53 | 7 | 9.7 | $6.3M | −0.9% | #1,018 of 2,261 |
| 10Davison County, SD | 50 | 8 | 9.0 | $6.4M | +0.6% | #1,121 of 2,261 |
| 11Butte County, SD | 47 | 7 | 16.3 | $3.7M | +5.5% | #1,250 of 2,261 |
| 12Union County, SD | 47 | 14 | 19.2 | $3.3M | +3.3% | #1,251 of 2,261 |
| 13Brown County, SD | 46 | 16 | 9.8 | $6M | −1.7% | #1,266 of 2,261 |
| 14Lake County, SD | 43 | 6 | 12.7 | $4.8M | −0.2% | #1,377 of 2,261 |
| 15Beadle County, SD | 40 | 10 | 13.3 | $4.3M | +2.4% | #1,490 of 2,261 |
| 16Clay County, SD | 32 | 7 | 12.6 | $4.4M | +0.2% | #1,747 of 2,261 |
| Oglala Lakota County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 10.3 | $4.9M | −2.3% | |
| Roberts County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 8.3 | $7M | −0.1% | |
| Charles Mix County, SD | Not scored | 10 | 33.0 | $1.7M | −0.5% | |
| Todd County, SD | Not scored | 5 | 19.7 | $2.5M | −4.9% | |
| Custer County, SD | Not scored | 8 | 18.0 | $3.4M | +13.2% | |
| Turner County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 11.2 | $5.3M | +7.3% | |
| Grant County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 9.9 | $5.9M | 0.0% | |
| Hutchinson County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 6.9 | $8.8M | −0.1% | |
| Fall River County, SD | Not scored | 6 | 16.5 | $3.4M | +7.1% |
Show all 66 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Homme County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 12.4 | $4.6M | +3.8% | |
| Moody County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 7.8 | $7.7M | +4.5% | |
| Hamlin County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 13.7 | $4.5M | +11.9% | |
| Spink County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 12.1 | $4.9M | −3.0% | |
| McCook County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 13.5 | $4.6M | +5.2% | |
| Tripp County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 17.7 | $3.2M | +1.8% | |
| Day County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 4.2 | $13.9M | +0.8% | |
| Brule County, SD | Not scored | 7 | 35.8 | $1.7M | +0.5% | |
| Walworth County, SD | Not scored | 6 | 24.8 | $2.3M | −1.4% | |
| Kingsbury County, SD | Not scored | 6 | 28.4 | $2.1M | +1.6% | |
| Dewey County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 23.6 | $2.3M | +3.8% | |
| Marshall County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 12.1 | $5M | +2.9% | |
| Deuel County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 5.7 | $10.5M | +2.6% | |
| Edmunds County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 12.3 | $5M | +1.0% | |
| Gregory County, SD | Not scored | 6 | 37.3 | $1.5M | +1.1% | |
| Clark County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 22.5 | $2.6M | +4.7% | |
| Corson County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 8.9 | $6M | −2.8% | |
| Lyman County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 16.8 | $3.5M | −0.1% | |
| Hanson County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 17.7 | $3.5M | −0.3% | |
| Bennett County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 32.6 | $1.6M | −2.6% | |
| Hand County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 7.1 | $8.4M | −0.7% | |
| Stanley County, SD | Not scored | 5 | 38.8 | $1.6M | +1.8% | |
| Perkins County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 22.9 | $2.6M | +0.9% | |
| Douglas County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 17.6 | $3.5M | +1.9% | |
| Jackson County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 48.2 | $1M | −4.7% | |
| Aurora County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 28.2 | $2.1M | +2.6% | |
| Potter County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 9.4 | $6.3M | −3.8% | |
| Sanborn County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 31.7 | $1.9M | +2.5% | |
| Ziebach County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Miner County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 10.7 | $5.6M | −0.8% | |
| McPherson County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 10.9 | $5.4M | −2.2% | |
| Faulk County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.4% | |
| Mellette County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 15.6 | $3.5M | +11.5% | |
| Buffalo County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 59.1 | $867K | −6.8% | |
| Jerauld County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.6% | |
| Haakon County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 14.6 | $4.1M | −3.6% | |
| Campbell County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Sully County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 15.7 | $3.9M | +1.9% | |
| Hyde County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 19.9 | $3M | −4.6% | |
| Harding County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 40.2 | $1.5M | +2.2% | |
| Jones County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 29.2 | $2M | −1.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 convenience stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many convenience stores are in South Dakota?
There are 441 convenience stores on map listings in South Dakota as of September 2026. 246 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in South Dakota spend on groceries?
About $2.2B a year, or $6,012 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 441 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $5M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 365,544 households in South Dakota and national spending patterns by income.
How does South Dakota compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
South Dakota has 12.1 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $5M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, South Dakota would have about 279, against 441 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,077 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Which market in South Dakota has the highest market score for convenience stores?
Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in South Dakota, the Sioux Falls metro area scores highest, at 61 (upper middle). Among 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in South Dakota, the Brookings area scores highest, at 81 (high). Among 16 scored counties in South Dakota, Lincoln County scores highest, at 92 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. South Dakota scores 48 for convenience stores (lower middle), #30 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in South Dakota. It maps the convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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