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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Retail Trade in South Dakota, 2026 Edition

NAICS 44-45
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
3,868
Employees
53,725
Annual payroll
$1.82B

2. National context

South Dakota accounts for 0.37% of the 1,045,890 US establishments in this sector and ranks 44th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

SD avg annual wage
$33,839
US avg annual wage
$36,685

South Dakota sector wages are -7.8% versus the national average for NAICS 44-45.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
238
SAM debarred/excluded
316

Exclusion counts are state-wide across all NAICS, not specific to Retail Trade. Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Minnehaha County80416,058
#2Pennington County5908,682
#3Codington County1872,648
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Sources & attribution
Census County Business Patterns 2022; ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates; OIG LEIE + SAM exclusion lists as of 2026-05-27.
Census data is public domain. Exclusion data sourced from https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp and https://sam.gov/exclusions.