Market rankings · South Dakota
Real estate agents and brokers in South Dakota
Every metro area, small-town market and county in South Dakota, ranked by the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 970
- 24 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 456
- +36.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $5.1B
- On rent and homeowner costs
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.5
- 13% below the U.S.
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 96
- 4% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #39 of 51
- Market score 38 · Lower middle
A site report maps the real estate agents and brokers 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 970 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 2% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 26.5 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in South Dakota comes to about $5.1B a year: $13,945 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 4% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in.
Official counts show 456 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in South Dakota in 2023, up 36.1% from 2019. That is one for every 802 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 20.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $2.9M have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in South Dakota.
Among the 50 states and DC, South Dakota ranks #39 for real estate agents and brokers, with a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in South Dakota, the Sioux City metro area scores highest (43). Of the 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in South Dakota, the Mitchell area scores highest (50).
Every market in South Dakota for real estate agents and brokers
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 | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 43 | 133 | 24.0 | 106 | +1.0% | #251 of 387 |
| 1Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 37 | 434 | 35.4 | 75 | +9.5% | #313 of 387 |
| 2Rapid City, SD | 27 | 222 | 35.4 | 73 | +6.2% | #380 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mitchell, SD | 50 | 18 | 16.4 | 150 | +0.6% | #257 of 533 |
| 2Yankton, SD | 48 | 16 | 16.5 | 152 | +1.5% | #288 of 533 |
| 3Pierre, SD | 44 | 19 | 22.2 | 117 | −0.5% | #340 of 533 |
| 4Huron, SD | 41 | 13 | 17.3 | 141 | +2.4% | #369 of 533 |
| 5Brookings, SD | 40 | 33 | 23.9 | 104 | +9.6% | #388 of 533 |
| 6Aberdeen, SD | 38 | 30 | 16.7 | 150 | −1.5% | #412 of 533 |
| 7Watertown, SD | 36 | 25 | 20.0 | 123 | +4.3% | #445 of 533 |
| 8Spearfish, SD | 31 | 52 | 43.1 | 58 | +14.0% | #500 of 533 |
| 9Vermillion, SD | 28 | 12 | 21.6 | 109 | +0.2% | #513 of 533 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Union County, SD | 51 | 14 | 19.2 | 145 | +3.3% | #995 of 2,176 |
| 2Minnehaha County, SD | 51 | 170 | 20.0 | 130 | +7.6% | #1,002 of 2,176 |
| 3Yankton County, SD | 49 | 16 | 16.5 | 152 | +1.5% | #1,089 of 2,176 |
| 4Roberts County, SD | 44 | 5 | 13.8 | 176 | −0.1% | #1,360 of 2,176 |
| 5Meade County, SD | 44 | 20 | 16.7 | 154 | +2.7% | #1,367 of 2,176 |
| 6Brookings County, SD | 43 | 33 | 23.9 | 104 | +9.6% | #1,432 of 2,176 |
| 7Beadle County, SD | 42 | 13 | 17.3 | 141 | +2.4% | #1,461 of 2,176 |
| 8Butte County, SD | 41 | 10 | 23.2 | 110 | +5.5% | #1,523 of 2,176 |
| 9Davison County, SD | 40 | 18 | 20.2 | 120 | +0.6% | #1,581 of 2,176 |
| 10Hughes County, SD | 40 | 18 | 24.8 | 105 | −0.9% | #1,591 of 2,176 |
| 11Brown County, SD | 36 | 29 | 17.8 | 140 | −1.7% | #1,783 of 2,176 |
| 12Codington County, SD | 35 | 25 | 20.0 | 123 | +4.3% | #1,842 of 2,176 |
| 13Lake County, SD | 34 | 11 | 23.3 | 111 | −0.2% | #1,890 of 2,176 |
| 14Lincoln County, SD | 34 | 254 | 91.1 | 32 | +17.5% | #1,926 of 2,176 |
| 15Clay County, SD | 32 | 12 | 21.6 | 109 | +0.2% | #1,960 of 2,176 |
| 16Pennington County, SD | 29 | 190 | 41.0 | 63 | +6.6% | #2,061 of 2,176 |
| 17Lawrence County, SD | 28 | 52 | 43.1 | 58 | +14.0% | #2,086 of 2,176 |
| Oglala Lakota County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.3% | |
| Charles Mix County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 13.2 | 183 | −0.5% | |
| Todd County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.9% | |
| Custer County, SD | Not scored | 12 | 27.0 | 97 | +13.2% | |
| Turner County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +7.3% | |
| Grant County, SD | Not scored | 8 | 26.4 | 94 | 0.0% | |
| Hutchinson County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 3.4 | 753 | −0.1% | |
| Fall River County, SD | Not scored | 9 | 24.8 | 96 | +7.1% |
Show all 66 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Homme County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 4.1 | 574 | +3.8% | |
| Moody County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 11.7 | 217 | +4.5% | |
| Hamlin County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +11.9% | |
| Spink County, SD | Not scored | 4 | 16.1 | 156 | −3.0% | |
| McCook County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 13.5 | 198 | +5.2% | |
| Tripp County, SD | Not scored | 5 | 22.1 | 106 | +1.8% | |
| Day County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 4.2 | 594 | +0.8% | |
| Brule County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 15.3 | 164 | +0.5% | |
| Walworth County, SD | Not scored | 5 | 20.7 | 115 | −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 | 2 | 12.1 | 213 | +2.9% | |
| Deuel County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.6% | |
| Edmunds County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 6.1 | 432 | +1.0% | |
| Gregory County, SD | Not scored | 2 | 12.4 | 194 | +1.1% | |
| Clark County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.7% | |
| Corson County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.8% | |
| Lyman County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 8.4 | 295 | −0.1% | |
| Hanson County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.3% | |
| Bennett County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 10.9 | 196 | −2.6% | |
| Hand County, SD | Not scored | 3 | 21.4 | 118 | −0.7% | |
| Stanley County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 7.8 | 329 | +1.8% | |
| Perkins County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 7.6 | 326 | +0.9% | |
| Douglas County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.9% | |
| Jackson County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 12.0 | 169 | −4.7% | |
| Aurora County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.6% | |
| Potter County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 9.4 | 267 | −3.8% | |
| Sanborn County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.5% | |
| Ziebach County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 13.6 | 177 | −0.1% | |
| Miner County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.8% | |
| McPherson County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 10.9 | 228 | −2.2% | |
| Faulk County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 11.6 | 209 | +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 | 1 | 14.6 | 174 | −3.6% | |
| Campbell County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Sully County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 15.7 | 165 | +1.9% | |
| Hyde County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 19.9 | 128 | −4.6% | |
| Harding County, SD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.2% | |
| Jones County, SD | Not scored | 1 | 29.2 | 84 | −1.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in South Dakota?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 970 real estate agents and brokers in South Dakota. 24 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 456 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 36.1% from 2019.
How much do households in South Dakota spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $5.1B a year, or $13,945 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 970 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 4% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in. 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 real estate agents and brokers?
South Dakota has 26.5 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 96, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, South Dakota would have about 935, against 970 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 802 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 36.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
Which market in South Dakota has the highest market score for real estate agents and brokers?
Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in South Dakota, the Sioux City metro area scores highest, at 43 (lower middle). Among 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in South Dakota, the Mitchell area scores highest, at 50 (upper middle). Among 17 scored counties in South Dakota, Union County scores highest, at 51 (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 38 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #39 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 real estate agents and brokers 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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