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Home repair companies in South Dakota

Markets across South Dakota ranked by the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
557
31 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
847
+10.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$986.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance
Listings per 10k households
15.2
23% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$1.8M
27% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#48 of 51
Market score 26 · Lower middle

A site report maps the home repair companies 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 557 home repair companies in South Dakota. 31 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 15.2 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in South Dakota comes to about $986.1M a year: $2,698 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 847 businesses with payroll in South Dakota classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 10.4% from 2019. That is one for every 432 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 9.6% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 32 SBA-backed loans worth $12.5M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in South Dakota.

Among the 50 states and DC, South Dakota ranks #48 for home repair companies, with a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in South Dakota, the Sioux Falls metro area scores highest (46). Of the 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in South Dakota, the Vermillion area scores highest (46).

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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

Metro areas reaching South Dakota, ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sioux Falls, SD-MN4617814.5$2M+9.5%#223 of 387
2Rapid City, SD2613822.0$1.2M+6.2%#371 of 387
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD259116.4$1.6M+1.0%#372 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching South Dakota, ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Vermillion, SD46610.8$2.2M+0.2%#311 of 526
2Brookings, SD461913.8$1.9M+9.6%#317 of 526
3Huron, SD44911.9$2.1M+2.4%#338 of 526
4Yankton, SD351616.5$1.6M+1.5%#433 of 526
5Spearfish, SD352419.9$1.3M+14.0%#435 of 526
6Watertown, SD342923.2$1.1M+4.3%#444 of 526
7Mitchell, SD272018.2$1.4M+0.6%#492 of 526
8Pierre, SD242428.1$981K−0.5%#511 of 526
9Aberdeen, SD233318.4$1.4M−1.5%#514 of 526

Counties

Counties in South Dakota, ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, SD663111.1$2.8M+17.5%#330 of 2,057
2Union County, SD591216.4$1.8M+3.3%#639 of 2,057
3Minnehaha County, SD4713315.7$1.8M+7.6%#1,202 of 2,057
4Lake County, SD44817.0$1.6M−0.2%#1,340 of 2,057
5Clay County, SD42610.8$2.2M+0.2%#1,400 of 2,057
6Brookings County, SD401913.8$1.9M+9.6%#1,501 of 2,057
7Beadle County, SD38911.9$2.1M+2.4%#1,565 of 2,057
8Butte County, SD37613.9$1.9M+5.5%#1,616 of 2,057
9Pennington County, SD3111023.7$1.1M+6.6%#1,833 of 2,057
10Lawrence County, SD302419.9$1.3M+14.0%#1,854 of 2,057
11Codington County, SD292923.2$1.1M+4.3%#1,875 of 2,057
12Yankton County, SD281616.5$1.6M+1.5%#1,884 of 2,057
13Meade County, SD272520.9$1.3M+2.7%#1,908 of 2,057
14Davison County, SD181820.2$1.2M+0.6%#2,021 of 2,057
15Hughes County, SD182027.6$1M−0.9%#2,023 of 2,057
16Brown County, SD153320.3$1.3M−1.7%#2,039 of 2,057
Oglala Lakota County, SDNot scored13.4$5.9M−2.3%
Roberts County, SDNot scored25.5$4.6M−0.1%
Charles Mix County, SDNot scored39.9$2.5M−0.5%
Todd County, SDNot scored00.0n/a−4.9%
Custer County, SDNot scored36.7$4.1M+13.2%
Turner County, SDNot scored411.2$2.3M+7.3%
Grant County, SDNot scored13.3$7.8M0.0%
Hutchinson County, SDNot scored26.9$4M−0.1%
Fall River County, SDNot scored38.3$2.9M+7.1%
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Counties in South Dakota, ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score, continued
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Bon Homme County, SDNot scored00.0n/a+3.8%
Moody County, SDNot scored13.9$6.8M+4.5%
Hamlin County, SDNot scored418.2$1.6M+11.9%
Spink County, SDNot scored28.0$3.3M−3.0%
McCook County, SDNot scored00.0n/a+5.2%
Tripp County, SDNot scored28.9$2.7M+1.8%
Day County, SDNot scored28.4$3.1M+0.8%
Brule County, SDNot scored525.6$1M+0.5%
Walworth County, SDNot scored28.3$3M−1.4%
Kingsbury County, SDNot scored00.0n/a+1.6%
Dewey County, SDNot scored00.0n/a+3.8%
Marshall County, SDNot scored424.2$1.1M+2.9%
Deuel County, SDNot scored00.0n/a+2.6%
Edmunds County, SDNot scored00.0n/a+1.0%
Gregory County, SDNot scored00.0n/a+1.1%
Clark County, SDNot scored429.9$855K+4.7%
Corson County, SDNot scored00.0n/a−2.8%
Lyman County, SDNot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
Hanson County, SDNot scored217.7$1.6M−0.3%
Bennett County, SDNot scored00.0n/a−2.6%
Hand County, SDNot scored17.1$3.7M−0.7%
Stanley County, SDNot scored431.0$864K+1.8%
Perkins County, SDNot scored17.6$3.4M+0.9%
Douglas County, SDNot scored18.8$3.2M+1.9%
Jackson County, SDNot scored00.0n/a−4.7%
Aurora County, SDNot scored00.0n/a+2.6%
Potter County, SDNot scored328.1$946K−3.8%
Sanborn County, SDNot scored00.0n/a+2.5%
Ziebach County, SDNot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
Miner County, SDNot scored00.0n/a−0.8%
McPherson County, SDNot scored00.0n/a−2.2%
Faulk County, SDNot scored00.0n/a+2.4%
Mellette County, SDNot scored00.0n/a+11.5%
Buffalo County, SDNot scored00.0n/a−6.8%
Jerauld County, SDNot scored00.0n/a+0.6%
Haakon County, SDNot scored00.0n/a−3.6%
Campbell County, SDNot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
Sully County, SDNot scored00.0n/a+1.9%
Hyde County, SDNot scored00.0n/a−4.6%
Harding County, SDNot scored120.1$1.4M+2.2%
Jones County, SDNot scored00.0n/a−1.5%

Markets with fewer than 5 home repair companies on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many home repair companies are in South Dakota?

There are 557 home repair companies on map listings in South Dakota as of September 2026. 31 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 847 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 10.4% from 2019.

How much do households in South Dakota spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $986.1M a year, or $2,698 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 557 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per company. 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 home repair companies?

South Dakota has 15.2 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.8M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, South Dakota would have about 406, against 557 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 432 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

Which market in South Dakota has the highest market score for home repair companies?

Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in South Dakota, the Sioux Falls metro area scores highest, at 46 (lower middle). Among 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in South Dakota, the Vermillion area scores highest, at 46 (lower middle). Among 16 scored counties in South Dakota, Lincoln County scores highest, at 66 (upper middle). 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 26 for home repair companies (lower middle), #48 of the 50 states and DC.

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