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Real estate agents and brokers in Hand County, SD

The real estate agents and brokers in Hand County, SD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$19.3M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,764 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
118
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.4
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
3,121
−0.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $13,764 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Hand County spend about $19.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 18% above 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.

Hand County has 3 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 21.4 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of real estate agents and brokers in Hand County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Hand County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Hand 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.

Real estate agents and brokers in Hand County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureHand CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.426.530.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)11896100
Households per official establishmentn/a802788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+36.1%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,764$13,945$16,661
Median household income$74,635$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored38

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Hand 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 Hand County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,121−0.7% since 2020
Households
1,405
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,437 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$74,635
Average household income
$101,745
Median home value
$159,300
Jobs located here
1,382
Daytime population
3,003Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across South Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Hand County marked.

Top counties in South Dakota

Counties in South Dakota ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Union County, SD511419.2145+3.3%#995 of 2,176
2Minnehaha County, SD5117020.0130+7.6%#1,002 of 2,176
3Yankton County, SD491616.5152+1.5%#1,089 of 2,176
4Roberts County, SD44513.8176−0.1%#1,360 of 2,176
5Meade County, SD442016.7154+2.7%#1,367 of 2,176
6Brookings County, SD433323.9104+9.6%#1,432 of 2,176
7Beadle County, SD421317.3141+2.4%#1,461 of 2,176
8Butte County, SD411023.2110+5.5%#1,523 of 2,176
9Davison County, SD401820.2120+0.6%#1,581 of 2,176
10Hughes County, SD401824.8105−0.9%#1,591 of 2,176
Hand County, SDNot scored321.4118−0.7%

Other business types in Hand County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in Hand County, SD?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 real estate agents and brokers in Hand County. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. No official count is published for offices of real estate agents and brokers in Hand County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Hand County, SD spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $19.3M a year, or $13,764 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 3 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 18% above 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 1,405 households in Hand County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hand County, SD compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

Hand County has 21.4 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 118, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Hand County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Hand County, SD growing?

Population estimates put Hand County at 3,121 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,405 households. Median household income in Hand County is $74,635, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for real estate agents and brokers · All 56 business types in Hand County

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Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.