Other accounting services in South Dakota 309 establishments · 965 employees · 2024

Firms (SD)

309

Employment

965

Avg Annual Pay

$59,131

State Rank

#47 of 52

How South Dakota compares to national

Metric	South Dakota	National	South Dakota vs. U.S.
Establishments	309	71,917	0.4% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay	$59,131	$78,685	-$19,554 (-24.9%)
Location quotient	1.29	1.00	29% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)	3.1	4.0	—
Year-over-year firm growth	+10.0%	—	—

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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 1.29 means other accounting services are 29% over-represented in South Dakota's business mix relative to the U.S. average.

Top 10 states for other accounting services

Rank	State	Firms	Avg Pay
1	California	6,975	$80,677
2	Florida	6,926	$71,074
3	Texas	6,586	$80,585
4	New York	3,769	$86,950
5	Georgia	2,524	$80,774
6	Colorado	2,220	$80,500
7	Illinois	2,191	$76,719
8	North Carolina	2,142	$72,092
9	Washington	2,060	$88,298
10	Arizona	1,958	$74,029

Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 541219. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.

SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json