Market rankings · South Dakota
Gas stations in South Dakota
Every metro area, small-town market and county in South Dakota, ranked by the Groundwork market score for gas stations, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 708
- 552 chain locations (78%)
- Official establishments
- 580
- −4.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On gasoline and other fuels
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.4
- 78% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #41 of 51
- Market score 37 · Lower middle
A site report maps the gas stations 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
There are 708 gas stations on map listings in South Dakota as of September 2026. Of those, 552 are chain locations, or 78%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 19.4 for every 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in South Dakota spend about $1.1B a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,013 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. Spread across 708 gas stations, that is $1.6M per station, 35% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 580 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in South Dakota in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 630 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 3.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $13.2M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in South Dakota.
Among the 50 states and DC, South Dakota ranks #41 for gas stations, with a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in South Dakota, the Sioux Falls metro area scores highest (52). Of the 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in South Dakota, the Brookings area scores highest (73).
Every market in South Dakota for gas stations
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 | 52 | 159 | 13.0 | $2.2M | +9.5% | #184 of 387 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 46 | 66 | 11.9 | $2.5M | +1.0% | #224 of 387 |
| 2Rapid City, SD | 46 | 101 | 16.1 | $1.9M | +6.2% | #227 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brookings, SD | 73 | 20 | 14.5 | $2.1M | +9.6% | #63 of 536 |
| 2Spearfish, SD | 70 | 20 | 16.6 | $1.8M | +14.0% | #78 of 536 |
| 3Watertown, SD | 61 | 18 | 14.4 | $2.1M | +4.3% | #154 of 536 |
| 4Mitchell, SD | 49 | 22 | 20.0 | $1.5M | +0.6% | #287 of 536 |
| 5Huron, SD | 40 | 18 | 23.9 | $1.3M | +2.4% | #382 of 536 |
| 6Vermillion, SD | 35 | 9 | 16.2 | $1.7M | +0.2% | #416 of 536 |
| 7Yankton, SD | 35 | 24 | 24.8 | $1.2M | +1.5% | #428 of 536 |
| 8Aberdeen, SD | 34 | 38 | 21.2 | $1.4M | −1.5% | #431 of 536 |
| 9Pierre, SD | 20 | 22 | 25.8 | $1.1M | −0.5% | #501 of 536 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, SD | 88 | 18 | 6.5 | $4.8M | +17.5% | #47 of 2,358 |
| 2Meade County, SD | 68 | 15 | 12.5 | $2.7M | +2.7% | #460 of 2,358 |
| 3Brookings County, SD | 63 | 20 | 14.5 | $2.1M | +9.6% | #629 of 2,358 |
| 4Lawrence County, SD | 61 | 20 | 16.6 | $1.8M | +14.0% | #722 of 2,358 |
| 5Minnehaha County, SD | 55 | 120 | 14.1 | $1.9M | +7.6% | #958 of 2,358 |
| 6Lake County, SD | 53 | 9 | 19.1 | $1.7M | −0.2% | #1,043 of 2,358 |
| 7Codington County, SD | 52 | 18 | 14.4 | $2.1M | +4.3% | #1,074 of 2,358 |
| 8Pennington County, SD | 50 | 78 | 16.8 | $1.7M | +6.6% | #1,171 of 2,358 |
| 9Union County, SD | 44 | 19 | 26.0 | $1.3M | +3.3% | #1,448 of 2,358 |
| 10Butte County, SD | 38 | 15 | 34.8 | $971K | +5.5% | #1,691 of 2,358 |
| 11Davison County, SD | 37 | 15 | 16.9 | $1.7M | +0.6% | #1,706 of 2,358 |
| 12Beadle County, SD | 34 | 18 | 23.9 | $1.3M | +2.4% | #1,837 of 2,358 |
| 13Brown County, SD | 32 | 29 | 17.8 | $1.6M | −1.7% | #1,886 of 2,358 |
| 14Clay County, SD | 31 | 9 | 16.2 | $1.7M | +0.2% | #1,912 of 2,358 |
| 15Yankton County, SD | 31 | 24 | 24.8 | $1.2M | +1.5% | #1,931 of 2,358 |
| 16Roberts County, SD | 25 | 15 | 41.4 | $773K | −0.1% | #2,125 of 2,358 |
| 17Hughes County, SD | 22 | 17 | 23.4 | $1.2M | −0.9% | #2,184 of 2,358 |
| Oglala Lakota County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 13.7 | $1.4M | −2.3% | |
| Charles Mix County, SD | Not scored | 12 | 39.6 | $833K | −0.5% | |
| Todd County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.9% | |
| Custer County, SD | Not scored | 8 | 18.0 | $2M | +13.2% | |
| Turner County, SD | Not scored | 12 | 33.6 | $1M | +7.3% | |
| Grant County, SD | Not scored | 7 | 23.1 | $1.4M | 0.0% | |
| Hutchinson County, SD | Not scored | 10 | 34.4 | $993K | −0.1% | |
| Fall River County, SD | Not scored | 14 | 38.5 | $876K | +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 | 4 | 16.5 | $2.1M | +3.8% | |
| Moody County, SD | Not scored | 11 | 43.0 | $810K | +4.5% | |
| Hamlin County, SD | Not scored | 10 | 45.6 | $828K | +11.9% | |
| Spink County, SD | Not scored | 9 | 36.2 | $957K | −3.0% | |
| McCook County, SD | Not scored | 6 | 27.0 | $1.5M | +5.2% | |
| Tripp County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 4.4 | $7.4M | +1.8% | |
| Day County, SD | Not scored | 5 | 21.1 | $1.6M | +0.8% | |
| Brule County, SD | Not scored | 15 | 76.7 | $429K | +0.5% | |
| Walworth County, SD | Not scored | 6 | 24.8 | $1.3M | −1.4% | |
| Kingsbury County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 18.9 | $1.8M | +1.6% | |
| Dewey County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 11.8 | $2.3M | +3.8% | |
| Marshall County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 12.1 | $2.9M | +2.9% | |
| Deuel County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 17.1 | $2.1M | +2.6% | |
| Edmunds County, SD | Not scored | 9 | 55.2 | $657K | +1.0% | |
| Gregory County, SD | Not scored | 8 | 49.7 | $736K | +1.1% | |
| Clark County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 22.5 | $1.6M | +4.7% | |
| Corson County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 17.7 | $1.7M | −2.8% | |
| Lyman County, SD | Not scored | 6 | 50.5 | $637K | −0.1% | |
| Hanson County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 35.3 | $1.1M | −0.3% | |
| Bennett County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 10.9 | $2.8M | −2.6% | |
| Hand County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 14.2 | $2.2M | −0.7% | |
| Stanley County, SD | Not scored | 5 | 38.8 | $763K | +1.8% | |
| Perkins County, SD | Not scored | 5 | 38.2 | $901K | +0.9% | |
| Douglas County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 26.4 | $1.5M | +1.9% | |
| Jackson County, SD | Not scored | 8 | 96.4 | $321K | −4.7% | |
| Aurora County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 37.6 | $940K | +2.6% | |
| Potter County, SD | Not scored | 5 | 46.9 | $663K | −3.8% | |
| Sanborn County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 31.7 | $1.1M | +2.5% | |
| Ziebach County, SD | Not scored | 7 | 95.2 | $322K | −0.1% | |
| Miner County, SD | Not scored | 5 | 53.6 | $649K | −0.8% | |
| McPherson County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 21.9 | $1.6M | −2.2% | |
| Faulk County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 23.2 | $1.6M | +2.4% | |
| Mellette County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 31.2 | $987K | +11.5% | |
| Buffalo County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.8% | |
| Jerauld County, SD | Not scored | 5 | 63.7 | $513K | +0.6% | |
| Haakon County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 43.7 | $868K | −3.6% | |
| Campbell County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 26.5 | $1.5M | −0.1% | |
| Sully County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 15.7 | $2.1M | +1.9% | |
| Hyde County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 19.9 | $1.8M | −4.6% | |
| Harding County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 80.3 | $448K | +2.2% | |
| Jones County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 58.5 | $612K | −1.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 gas stations on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many gas stations are in South Dakota?
As of September 2026, map listings count 708 gas stations in South Dakota. 552 of them (78%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 580 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in South Dakota spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $1.1B a year, or $3,013 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 708 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per station. 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 gas stations?
South Dakota has 19.4 gas stations per 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.6M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of gas stations to household spending, South Dakota would have about 462, against 708 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 630 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
Which market in South Dakota has the highest market score for gas stations?
Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in South Dakota, the Sioux Falls metro area scores highest, at 52 (upper middle). Among 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in South Dakota, the Brookings area scores highest, at 73 (upper middle). Among 17 scored counties in South Dakota, Lincoln County scores highest, at 88 (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 37 for gas stations (lower middle), #41 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 gas stations 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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