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Home repair companies in Brookings County, SD
The home repair companies in Brookings County, SD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,501 of 2,057 scored counties
#6 of 16 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 19
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +30.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $35.9M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,603 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.8
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,635
- +9.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 home repair companies in Brookings County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 13.8 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
At $2,603 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Brookings County spend about $35.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $1.9M per company, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Brookings County was 34 in 2023, up 30.8% from 2019. That is one for every 406 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $283K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Brookings County.
Population estimates put the population change in Brookings County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For home repair companies, Brookings County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,501 of 2,057 scored counties and #6 of 16 scored counties in South Dakota.
How Brookings 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 home repair companies 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 | Brookings County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.8 | 15.2 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 406 | 432 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +30.8% | +10.4% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,603 | $2,698 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $70,064 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 34+30.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 164
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 190 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $283K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Brookings 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 Brookings County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,635+9.6% since 2020
- Households
- 13,798
- Median age
- 31.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 792 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $70,064+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,400
- Median home value
- $264,600
- Jobs located here
- 19,000
- Daytime population
- 37,385Residents 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 home repair companies, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Brookings County marked.
Top counties in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, SD | 66 | 31 | 11.1 | $2.8M | +17.5% | #330 of 2,057 |
| 2Union County, SD | 59 | 12 | 16.4 | $1.8M | +3.3% | #639 of 2,057 |
| 3Minnehaha County, SD | 47 | 133 | 15.7 | $1.8M | +7.6% | #1,202 of 2,057 |
| 4Lake County, SD | 44 | 8 | 17.0 | $1.6M | −0.2% | #1,340 of 2,057 |
| 5Clay County, SD | 42 | 6 | 10.8 | $2.2M | +0.2% | #1,400 of 2,057 |
| 6Brookings County, SD | 40 | 19 | 13.8 | $1.9M | +9.6% | #1,501 of 2,057 |
| 7Beadle County, SD | 38 | 9 | 11.9 | $2.1M | +2.4% | #1,565 of 2,057 |
| 8Butte County, SD | 37 | 6 | 13.9 | $1.9M | +5.5% | #1,616 of 2,057 |
| 9Pennington County, SD | 31 | 110 | 23.7 | $1.1M | +6.6% | #1,833 of 2,057 |
| 10Lawrence County, SD | 30 | 24 | 19.9 | $1.3M | +14.0% | #1,854 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Brookings County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Brookings County, SD?
There are 19 home repair companies on map listings in Brookings County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 30.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Brookings County, SD spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $35.9M a year, or $2,603 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,798 households in Brookings County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Brookings County, SD compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Brookings County has 13.8 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.9M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Brookings County would have about 15, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 406 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 30.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Brookings County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Brookings County at 37,635 people in 2025, up 9.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,798 households. Median household income in Brookings County is $70,064, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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. Brookings County scores 40 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,501 of 2,057 scored counties.
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