Real estate · County · South Dakota
Real estate businesses in Brookings County, SD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Brookings County, SD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,577 of 2,229 scored counties
#9 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 45
- 3 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- +5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $187.9M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,617 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 96
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.6
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,635
- +9.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Brookings County spend about $187.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,617 per household, 18% 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 businesses take in.
There are 45 real estate businesses on map listings in Brookings County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 7%, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 32.6 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in Brookings County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 657 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 95 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Brookings County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, Brookings County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,577 of 2,229 scored counties and #9 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota.
How Brookings 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 | Brookings County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.6 | 32.7 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 96 | 98 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 657 | 487 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.0% | +29.3% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,617 | $13,945 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $70,064 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 21+5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 137
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 95Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 453 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The 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 real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Brookings 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 Brookings County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,635+9.6% since 2020
- Households
- 13,798
- Median age
- 31.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 792 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $70,064+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,400
- Median home value
- $264,600
- Jobs located here
- 19,000
- Daytime population
- 37,385Residents 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 real estate businesses, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Brookings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yankton County, SD | 59 | 16 | 16.5 | 191 | +1.5% | #620 of 2,229 |
| 2Union County, SD | 52 | 15 | 20.5 | 171 | +3.3% | #978 of 2,229 |
| 3Hughes County, SD | 49 | 19 | 26.2 | 126 | −0.9% | #1,144 of 2,229 |
| 4Meade County, SD | 48 | 24 | 20.1 | 162 | +2.7% | #1,171 of 2,229 |
| 5Butte County, SD | 48 | 12 | 27.9 | 115 | +5.5% | #1,191 of 2,229 |
| 6Beadle County, SD | 45 | 15 | 19.9 | 153 | +2.4% | #1,338 of 2,229 |
| 7Minnehaha County, SD | 45 | 249 | 29.4 | 112 | +7.6% | #1,354 of 2,229 |
| 8Roberts County, SD | 44 | 6 | 16.6 | 185 | −0.1% | #1,375 of 2,229 |
| 9Brookings County, SD | 41 | 45 | 32.6 | 96 | +9.6% | #1,577 of 2,229 |
| 10Lake County, SD | 38 | 12 | 25.4 | 128 | −0.2% | #1,726 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Brookings 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 real estate businesses are in Brookings County, SD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 45 real estate businesses in Brookings County. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019. Another 95 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Brookings County, SD spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $187.9M a year, or $13,617 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 45 real estate businesses 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 businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,798 households in Brookings County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Brookings County, SD compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Brookings County has 32.6 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 96, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Brookings County would have about 43, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 657 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Brookings County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Brookings County at 37,635 people in 2025, up 9.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,798 households. Median household income in Brookings County is $70,064, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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. Brookings County scores 41 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,577 of 2,229 scored counties.
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