Manufacturing facilities in South Dakota
Map, counties and cities
Biggest counties
Minnehaha194Pennington91Codington63Lincoln51Brookings41Davison32Brown31Union30All 56 counties
Minnehaha 194Pennington 91Codington 63Lincoln 51Brookings 41Davison 32Brown 31Union 30Yankton 28Beadle 26Meade 23Lawrence 20Lake 13Clay 12Butte 11Grant 11Kingsbury 10Hutchinson 10Turner 9Roberts 8Moody 8Deuel 7Douglas 7Custer 7Marshall 6Hughes 6Hand 5Hanson 5Charles Mix 4Day 4Brule 4Potter 4Hamlin 4Sanborn 4Campbell 3McPherson 3Jerauld 3Fall River 3Bon Homme 3Clark 2Edmunds 2Harding 2Aurora 2Sully 2Dewey 2Haakon 2Spink 2Todd 2Perkins 2Lyman 1Gregory 1McCook 1Miner 1Mellette 1Tripp 1Jackson 1
Biggest cities
Sioux Falls168Rapid City88Watertown64Brookings33Mitchell32Aberdeen32Yankton30Huron28Brandon27Tea16North Sioux City13Madison13
Federal labor statistics counted at least 1,041 manufacturing establishments in South Dakota in 2024, employing about 45,075 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 919, about 88% of that figure.
What South Dakota makes21 INDUSTRIES
Food Manufacturing156Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing127Machinery Manufacturing111Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing88Transportation Equipment Manufacturing65Chemical Manufacturing63Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing57Miscellaneous Manufacturing54Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing45Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing41Wood Product Manufacturing40Printing and Related Support Activities23Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing17Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing16Primary Metal Manufacturing11Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing9Paper Manufacturing8Textile Product Mills5Textile Mills3Apparel Manufacturing3Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing1
Bars are drawn against the largest subsector listed; the figure is the facility count.