Market rankings · South Dakota
HVAC and plumbing companies in South Dakota
Every metro area, small-town market and county in South Dakota, ranked by the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 239
- 11 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 401
- +9.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $986.1M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 3% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #44 of 51
- Market score 34 · Lower middle
A site report maps the HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings around any address in South Dakota by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
South Dakota has 239 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
At $2,698 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in South Dakota spend about $986.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each company on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in South Dakota was 401 in 2023, up 9.6% from 2019. That is one for every 912 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 7.6% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $4.6M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in South Dakota.
Among the 50 states and DC, South Dakota ranks #44 for HVAC and plumbing companies, with a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in South Dakota, the Sioux Falls metro area scores highest (57). Of the 7 scored small-town markets in or partly in South Dakota, the Brookings area scores highest (59).
Every market in South Dakota for HVAC and plumbing companies
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 | 57 | 74 | 6.0 | $4.7M | +9.5% | #138 of 387 |
| 2Rapid City, SD | 32 | 49 | 7.8 | $3.5M | +6.2% | #335 of 387 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 25 | 44 | 7.9 | $3.3M | +1.0% | #369 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brookings, SD | 59 | 8 | 5.8 | $4.5M | +9.6% | #152 of 476 |
| 2Spearfish, SD | 55 | 8 | 6.6 | $3.9M | +14.0% | #182 of 476 |
| 3Yankton, SD | 42 | 8 | 8.3 | $3.2M | +1.5% | #318 of 476 |
| 4Mitchell, SD | 41 | 9 | 8.2 | $3.1M | +0.6% | #329 of 476 |
| 5Watertown, SD | 32 | 14 | 11.2 | $2.3M | +4.3% | #415 of 476 |
| 6Pierre, SD | 24 | 11 | 12.9 | $2.1M | −0.5% | #457 of 476 |
| 7Aberdeen, SD | 23 | 19 | 10.6 | $2.5M | −1.5% | #461 of 476 |
| Huron, SD | Not scored | 3 | 4.0 | $6.3M | +2.4% | |
| Vermillion, SD | Not scored | 4 | 7.2 | $3.4M | +0.2% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, SD | 78 | 7 | 2.5 | $12.4M | +17.5% | #74 of 1,707 |
| 2Brookings County, SD | 53 | 8 | 5.8 | $4.5M | +9.6% | #744 of 1,707 |
| 3Minnehaha County, SD | 53 | 62 | 7.3 | $3.8M | +7.6% | #762 of 1,707 |
| 4Lawrence County, SD | 51 | 8 | 6.6 | $3.9M | +14.0% | #830 of 1,707 |
| 5Meade County, SD | 41 | 8 | 6.7 | $4.1M | +2.7% | #1,163 of 1,707 |
| 6Pennington County, SD | 41 | 39 | 8.4 | $3.2M | +6.6% | #1,185 of 1,707 |
| 7Yankton County, SD | 35 | 8 | 8.3 | $3.2M | +1.5% | #1,367 of 1,707 |
| 8Davison County, SD | 27 | 8 | 9.0 | $2.8M | +0.6% | #1,553 of 1,707 |
| 9Codington County, SD | 26 | 14 | 11.2 | $2.3M | +4.3% | #1,576 of 1,707 |
| 10Lake County, SD | 23 | 6 | 12.7 | $2.2M | −0.2% | #1,619 of 1,707 |
| 11Hughes County, SD | 17 | 10 | 13.8 | $2M | −0.9% | #1,677 of 1,707 |
| 12Brown County, SD | 15 | 19 | 11.7 | $2.2M | −1.7% | #1,685 of 1,707 |
| Beadle County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 4.0 | $6.3M | +2.4% | |
| Union County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 5.5 | $5.5M | +3.3% | |
| Clay County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 7.2 | $3.4M | +0.2% | |
| Oglala Lakota County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.3% | |
| Butte County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 9.3 | $2.9M | +5.5% | |
| Roberts County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Charles Mix County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 9.9 | $2.5M | −0.5% | |
| Todd County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.9% | |
| Custer County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 4.5 | $6.2M | +13.2% | |
| Turner County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 8.4 | $3.1M | +7.3% | |
| Grant County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | 0.0% | |
| Hutchinson County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 3.4 | $8M | −0.1% | |
| Fall River County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 2.8 | $8.8M | +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 | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.8% | |
| Moody County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.5% | |
| Hamlin County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 9.1 | $3.1M | +11.9% | |
| Spink County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 4.0 | $6.6M | −3.0% | |
| McCook County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.2% | |
| Tripp County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 4.4 | $5.5M | +1.8% | |
| Day County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 4.2 | $6.3M | +0.8% | |
| Brule County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 15.3 | $1.7M | +0.5% | |
| Walworth County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 4.1 | $6M | −1.4% | |
| Kingsbury County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.6% | |
| Dewey County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.8% | |
| Marshall County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.9% | |
| Deuel County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.6% | |
| Edmunds County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.0% | |
| Gregory County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.1% | |
| Clark County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 29.9 | $855K | +4.7% | |
| Corson County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.8% | |
| Lyman County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Hanson County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 8.8 | $3.2M | −0.3% | |
| Bennett County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.6% | |
| Hand County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 7.1 | $3.7M | −0.7% | |
| Stanley County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 7.8 | $3.5M | +1.8% | |
| Perkins County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.9% | |
| Douglas County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.9% | |
| Jackson County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.7% | |
| Aurora County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.6% | |
| Potter County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 9.4 | $2.8M | −3.8% | |
| Sanborn County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.5% | |
| Ziebach County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Miner County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.8% | |
| McPherson County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% | |
| Faulk County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.4% | |
| Mellette County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +11.5% | |
| Buffalo County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.8% | |
| Jerauld County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.6% | |
| Haakon County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.6% | |
| Campbell County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Sully County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.9% | |
| Hyde County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.6% | |
| Harding County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.2% | |
| Jones County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in South Dakota?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 239 HVAC and plumbing companies in South Dakota. 11 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 401 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 9.6% 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 239 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per company. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which HVAC and plumbing companies share with other businesses in the trade. 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 HVAC and plumbing companies?
South Dakota has 6.5 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.1M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, South Dakota would have about 207, against 239 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 912 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
Which market in South Dakota has the highest market score for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in South Dakota, the Sioux Falls metro area scores highest, at 57 (upper middle). Among 7 scored small-town markets in or partly in South Dakota, the Brookings area scores highest, at 59 (upper middle). Among 12 scored counties in South Dakota, Lincoln County scores highest, at 78 (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 34 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #44 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 HVAC and plumbing companies 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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