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Home repair companies in Lincoln County, SD
How Lincoln County, SD compares with other counties and the U.S. for home repair companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #330 of 2,057 scored counties
#1 of 16 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 31
- 3 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 68
- +11.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $86.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,105 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.1
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 77,145
- +17.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Lincoln County spend about $86.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,105 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 15% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Lincoln County has 31 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 11.1 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Lincoln County was 68 in 2023, up 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 410 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Lincoln County.
Population estimates put the population change in Lincoln County from 2020 to 2025 at +17.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lincoln County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #330 of 2,057 scored counties and #1 of 16 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
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 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 | Lincoln County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.1 | 15.2 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $1.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 410 | 432 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.5% | +10.4% | +9.6% |
| 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 | 66 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 61 → 68+11.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 428
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 313 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The 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 plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing 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 home repair companies, 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 | 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, SD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 home repair companies in Lincoln County. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 68 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 11.5% 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 31 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per company. 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 home repair companies?
Lincoln County has 11.1 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.8M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 36, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 410 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% 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 66 for home repair companies (upper middle), #330 of 2,057 scored counties.
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