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Real estate businesses in Lincoln County, SD
How Lincoln County, SD compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,903 of 2,229 scored counties
#13 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 285
- 12 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 119
- +101.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $436.7M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,665 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 35
- 65% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 102.2
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 77,145
- +17.5% since 2020
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What this means
Lincoln County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,903 of 2,229 scored counties and #13 of 17 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 285 real estate businesses in Lincoln County. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 4%, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 102.2, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 38.5.
At $15,665 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Lincoln County spend about $436.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 65% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Lincoln County was 119 in 2023, up 101.7% from 2019. That is one for every 234 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Lincoln County. Population estimates put the population change in Lincoln County from 2020 to 2025 at +17.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lincoln 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 | Lincoln County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 102.2 | 32.7 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 35 | 98 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 234 | 487 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +101.7% | +29.3% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,665 | $13,945 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $99,166 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 59 → 119+101.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 348
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 428Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 28512 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 101The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $2.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 77,145+17.5% since 2020
- Households
- 27,879
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 577 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 122
- Median household income
- $99,166+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,275
- Median home value
- $348,300
- Jobs located here
- 29,510
- Daytime population
- 60,089Residents 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 Lincoln 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 |
| 13Lincoln County, SD | 35 | 285 | 102.2 | 35 | +17.5% | #1,903 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, SD?
There are 285 real estate businesses on map listings in Lincoln County as of September 2026. 12 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 119 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 101.7% from 2019. Official counts list 428 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lincoln County, SD spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $436.7M a year, or $15,665 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 285 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 65% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,879 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lincoln County, SD compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Lincoln County has 102.2 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 35, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 101, against 285 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 234 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 101.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Lincoln County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Lincoln County at 77,145 people in 2025, up 17.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,879 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $99,166 a year, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Lincoln County scores 35 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,903 of 2,229 scored counties.
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