Restaurant market guides in South Dakota.

SD RESTAURANT MARKET DIRECTORY

Explore Restaurant Revenue Incubator’s operator-focused guides to the 50 largest South Dakota markets. Each guide combines official U.S. Census market context with practical cost, sales, technology and retention priorities.

South Dakota restaurant economy

Statewide restaurant establishment, sales and employment totals are withheld while geographic coverage, industry classifications and reporting periods are reconciled. Published state and city figures conflict and should not be used as a consistent statewide benchmark. Review the original source tables before using these figures in an operating or expansion plan.

Restaurant consulting markets in South Dakota

1. Sioux Falls restaurant market Population 201,469
2. Rapid City restaurant market Population 77,946
3. Aberdeen restaurant market Population 28,189
4. Brookings restaurant market Population 23,948
5. Watertown restaurant market Population 23,044
6. Mitchell restaurant market Population 15,649
7. Yankton restaurant market Population 15,540
8. Huron restaurant market Population 14,385
9. Pierre restaurant market Population 13,948
10. Spearfish restaurant market Population 12,930
11. Box Elder restaurant market Population 12,902
12. Vermillion restaurant market Population 11,878
13. Brandon restaurant market Population 10,996
14. Harrisburg restaurant market Population 8,519
15. Sturgis restaurant market Population 7,086
16. Rapid Valley restaurant market Population 6,975
17. Tea restaurant market Population 6,786
18. Madison restaurant market Population 6,094
19. Belle Fourche restaurant market Population 5,804
20. Dakota Dunes restaurant market Population 3,936
21. Dell Rapids restaurant market Population 3,905
22. Hot Springs restaurant market Population 3,548
23. Milbank restaurant market Population 3,525
24. Hartford restaurant market Population 3,478
25. North Sioux City restaurant market Population 3,045
26. Canton restaurant market Population 3,033
27. Summerset restaurant market Population 3,022
28. Lead restaurant market Population 3,006
29. Blackhawk restaurant market Population 2,934
30. Mobridge restaurant market Population 2,932
31. Winner restaurant market Population 2,905
32. Sisseton restaurant market Population 2,670
33. Colonial Pine Hills restaurant market Population 2,609
34. Chamberlain restaurant market Population 2,588
35. Elk Point restaurant market Population 2,537
36. Lennox restaurant market Population 2,468
37. Fort Pierre restaurant market Population 2,410
38. Volga restaurant market Population 2,408
39. Flandreau restaurant market Population 2,392
40. Beresford restaurant market Population 2,360
41. Custer restaurant market Population 2,341
42. Pine Ridge restaurant market Population 2,246
43. Springfield restaurant market Population 2,038
44. Redfield restaurant market Population 1,989
45. Webster restaurant market Population 1,896
46. Parkston restaurant market Population 1,874
47. North Spearfish restaurant market Population 1,858
48. Groton restaurant market Population 1,691
49. Rosebud restaurant market Population 1,659
50. Green Valley restaurant market Population 1,642

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 ACS 5-year table B01003, 2026 Gazetteer Files, and 2022 Economic Census EC2272BASIC (NAICS 7225). Image licensing and attribution appear with each image. Last verified September 22, 2026.

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