County Populations (2010)
Historical State Population
Population Distribution
Labor Force in South Dakota (2009-2010)
County Unemployment Rates
Annual Average Unemmployment (200-2010)
Travel Time to Work
Agriculture
South Dakota’s agriculture industry is a substantial contributor to the state’s economy. Today, agriculture generates $21 billion in annual economic activity. Ag in South Dakota contributes nearly $3.4 billion directly to South Dakota’s economy, 8.4 percent of the state’s Gross Domestic Product.
Manufacturing
The manufacturing industry comprises approximately 8.9 percent of the Gross Domestic Product by State in South Dakota. The sectors growing this industry in the state are Beverage & Tobacco Product, Transportation Equipment, Machinery, and Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing.
Business Climate
South Dakota businesses have consistently enjoyed a pro-business climate. We’re the only state in the nation with no corporate income tax, no personal income tax, no personal property tax, no busi- ness inventory tax and no inheritance tax. You’ll see why so many businesses are choosing to call South Dakota home.
South Dakota Taxes and Business Costs (2012)
Highways
South Dakota is intersected by two interstate highways, I-29 & I-90, along with several major U.S. highways, providing easy access to anywhere in the United States. the South Dakota Department of Transportation operates approximately 7,857 miles of highway including 678 miles of interstate highway.
Communications
With today’s telecommunications infrastructure, a business is no longer in the middle of nowhere. They are everywhere. And South Dakota’s telecom providers ensure a business can be everywhere without delay or interruption. A wide array of services are available through our telecom providers, including:
- Self-healing architectures
- Redundant rings
- All communities with fiber access have at least DS3 service
- Micro & Metropolitan areas have access to OC3 to OC192 and EGig networks
- Metro Ethernet
- Single-line, multi-line or PBX trunk line services
- Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
- Dedicated, private, point-point lines
- Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
- Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
- Frame Relay
- High Speed Internet
- Web hosting
- Video Conferencing
- Local and Long distance services
- Disaster Recovery
Source: S.D. Bureau of Information and Telecommunications, SDN Communications.
Fiber Optics in South Dakota
Recreational Opportunities
Water Sports
- 1,100 Square Miles of Water
- 220 Public Water Access Points
- 300 Boat Ramps
- 59 Beaches
Golf
- 124 Golf Courses
Camping and Hiking
- 12 State Parks
- 103,113 State Park Acres
- 49 State Recreation Areas
- 3,883 Campsites
- 113 Cabins
- 5 Lodges
- 667 Trail Miles
- 4,549 Picnic Tables
- 58 Playgrounds
- 500 Climbing Courses
Hunting and Fishing
- 5 million acres of public hunting lands
- 7 species of small game
- 6.6 million pheasants
- 20 species of waterfowl
- 7 species of big game
- Nearly 30 species of fish
