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Property management companies in Pennington County, SD
How Pennington County, SD compares with other counties and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #722 of 910 scored counties
#4 of 7 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 16
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- +25.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $647.8M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,971 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 73
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,792
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
For property management companies, Pennington County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #722 of 910 scored counties and #4 of 7 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Pennington County comes to about $647.8M a year: $13,971 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 27% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money property management companies take in.
Pennington County has 16 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.5 for every 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 40 businesses with payroll in Pennington County classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,159 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $500K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Pennington County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pennington County grew 6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pennington County compares
The same measures for South Dakota and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Pennington County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 73 | 82 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,159 | 2,176 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +25.0% | +22.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,971 | $13,945 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $74,517 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 40+25.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 253
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 160 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $500K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Pennington 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 Pennington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,792+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 46,370
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,777 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $74,517+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,289
- Median home value
- $302,200
- Jobs located here
- 59,416
- Daytime population
- 120,445Residents 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 property management companies, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Pennington County marked.
Top counties in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, SD | 44 | 12 | 4.3 | 66 | +17.5% | #563 of 910 |
| 2Brookings County, SD | 44 | 6 | 4.3 | 56 | +9.6% | #566 of 910 |
| 3Minnehaha County, SD | 36 | 40 | 4.7 | 54 | +7.6% | #691 of 910 |
| 4Pennington County, SD | 34 | 16 | 3.5 | 73 | +6.6% | #722 of 910 |
| 5Brown County, SD | 31 | 6 | 3.7 | 67 | −1.7% | #775 of 910 |
| 6Codington County, SD | 28 | 5 | 4.0 | 61 | +4.3% | #810 of 910 |
| 7Lawrence County, SD | 25 | 6 | 5.0 | 49 | +14.0% | #845 of 910 |
Other business types in Pennington 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
- Real estate29
- Real estate agents and brokers29
- Property management34
- Mortgage brokers and lenders42
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Pennington County, SD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 property management companies in Pennington County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Pennington County, SD spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $647.8M a year, or $13,971 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 16 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 27% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money property management companies take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 46,370 households in Pennington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pennington County, SD compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Pennington County has 3.5 property management companies per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 73, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Pennington County would have about 12, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,159 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Pennington County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Pennington County at 116,792 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,370 households. Median household income in Pennington County is $74,517, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.6%, 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. Pennington County scores 34 for property management companies (lower middle), #722 of 910 scored counties.
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