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Electricians in Lincoln County, SD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for electricians in Lincoln County, SD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #365 of 1,160 scored counties
#1 of 9 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +12.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $86.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,105 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.8M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 77,145
- +17.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 electricians in Lincoln County. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. That comes to 2.9 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.
At $3,105 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Lincoln County spend about $86.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 8 electricians, that is $10.8M per company, 10% below the U.S. figure of $12M. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which electricians share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in Lincoln County was 28 in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019. That is one for every 996 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in Lincoln County.
Population estimates show Lincoln County grew 17.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For electricians, Lincoln County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #365 of 1,160 scored counties and #1 of 9 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 home repairs, maintenance and insurance by the electricians 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 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 2.5 |
| Spending per listing | $10.8M | $6.4M | $12M |
| Households per official establishment | 996 | 1,072 | 1,550 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.0% | +7.6% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,105 | $2,698 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $99,166 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 28+12.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 258
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors 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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Every South Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for electricians, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Lincoln County marked.
Top counties in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, SD | 60 | 8 | 2.9 | $10.8M | +17.5% | #365 of 1,160 |
| 2Minnehaha County, SD | 50 | 29 | 3.4 | $8.1M | +7.6% | #593 of 1,160 |
| 3Union County, SD | 40 | 5 | 6.8 | $4.4M | +3.3% | #839 of 1,160 |
| 4Pennington County, SD | 31 | 26 | 5.6 | $4.8M | +6.6% | #982 of 1,160 |
| 5Codington County, SD | 30 | 6 | 4.8 | $5.4M | +4.3% | #992 of 1,160 |
| 6Brookings County, SD | 29 | 7 | 5.1 | $5.1M | +9.6% | #1,005 of 1,160 |
| 7Meade County, SD | 29 | 7 | 5.8 | $4.7M | +2.7% | #1,008 of 1,160 |
| 8Davison County, SD | 14 | 8 | 9.0 | $2.8M | +0.6% | #1,138 of 1,160 |
| 9Brown County, SD | 9 | 13 | 8.0 | $3.3M | −1.7% | #1,151 of 1,160 |
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Questions
How many electricians are in Lincoln County, SD?
Lincoln County has 8 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Lincoln County, SD spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $86.6M a year, or $3,105 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 electricians on map listings, it comes to $10.8M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. 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 electricians?
Lincoln County has 2.9 electricians per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $10.8M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 7, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 996 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for 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 60 for electricians (upper middle), #365 of 1,160 scored counties.
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