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Real estate businesses in Moody County, SD

The real estate businesses in Moody 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
$35.5M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,888 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
273
2.7 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.7
70% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
6,632
+4.5% 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

Households in Moody County spend about $35.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,888 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.7 times 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.

Moody County has 3 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. That is 11.7 per 10,000 households, 70% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Moody County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Moody County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Moody 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 in Moody County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureMoody CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.732.738.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)27398100
Households per official establishmentn/a487414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+29.3%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,888$13,945$16,661
Median household income$78,427$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored43

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
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Moody 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 Moody County

Population, 2025 estimate
6,632+4.5% since 2020
Households
2,559
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
519 sq. mi.
People per square mile
12
Median household income
$78,427
Average household income
$92,283
Median home value
$226,500
Jobs located here
2,424
Daytime population
5,734Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across South Dakota

Every South Dakota market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Moody County marked.

Top counties in South Dakota

Counties in South Dakota ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Yankton County, SD591616.5191+1.5%#620 of 2,229
2Union County, SD521520.5171+3.3%#978 of 2,229
3Hughes County, SD491926.2126−0.9%#1,144 of 2,229
4Meade County, SD482420.1162+2.7%#1,171 of 2,229
5Butte County, SD481227.9115+5.5%#1,191 of 2,229
6Beadle County, SD451519.9153+2.4%#1,338 of 2,229
7Minnehaha County, SD4524929.4112+7.6%#1,354 of 2,229
8Roberts County, SD44616.6185−0.1%#1,375 of 2,229
9Brookings County, SD414532.696+9.6%#1,577 of 2,229
10Lake County, SD381225.4128−0.2%#1,726 of 2,229
Moody County, SDNot scored311.7273+4.5%

Other business types in Moody 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 businesses are in Moody County, SD?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 real estate businesses in Moody County. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. No official count is published for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Moody County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $35.5M a year, or $13,888 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 businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.7 times 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 2,559 households in Moody County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Moody County, SD compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Moody County has 11.7 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 70% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 273, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Moody County would have about 8, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Moody County, SD growing?

Population estimates put Moody County at 6,632 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,559 households. Median household income in Moody County is $78,427, 3% 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?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Moody County. It maps the real estate businesses 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.

How the score works · Top markets for real estate businesses · All 56 business types in Moody County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Moody County?

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