General auto repair in South Dakota 394 establishments · 1,478 employees · 2024
Firms (SD)
394
Employment
1,478
Avg Annual Pay
$51,764
State Rank
#43 of 52
How South Dakota compares to national
Metric
South Dakota
National
South Dakota vs. U.S.
Establishments
394
86,232
0.5% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$51,764
$57,862
-$6,098 (-10.5%)
Location quotient
1.37
1.00
37% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
3.8
4.6
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Year-over-year firm growth
+5.9%
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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 1.37 means general auto repair are 37% over-represented in South Dakota's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 811111. 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