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Business establishments (QCEW) in Pennington County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Pennington County was 5,845 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.8% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 66 counties in 2025.

2025, count5,845
Change on 2024+0.8%
Rank2nd of 66Counties in South Dakota ranked
Series high5,8452025
Series low3,3642001

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Pennington County, 2001 to 2025

3,0003,5004,0004,5005,0005,5006,00020012005200920132017202120252001: 3,364 count2002: 3,462 count2003: 3,554 count2004: 3,670 count2005: 3,754 count2006: 3,841 count2007: 3,953 count2008: 4,020 count2009: 4,052 count2010: 4,053 count2011: 4,101 count2012: 4,140 count2013: 4,146 count2014: 4,241 count2015: 4,347 count2016: 4,402 count2017: 4,456 count2018: 4,528 count2019: 4,638 count2020: 4,830 count2021: 5,176 count2022: 5,677 count2023: 5,755 count2024: 5,799 count2025: 5,845 count3,0004,0005,0006,0002001201020252001: 3,364 count2002: 3,462 count2003: 3,554 count2004: 3,670 count2005: 3,754 count2006: 3,841 count2007: 3,953 count2008: 4,020 count2009: 4,052 count2010: 4,053 count2011: 4,101 count2012: 4,140 count2013: 4,146 count2014: 4,241 count2015: 4,347 count2016: 4,402 count2017: 4,456 count2018: 4,528 count2019: 4,638 count2020: 4,830 count2021: 5,176 count2022: 5,677 count2023: 5,755 count2024: 5,799 count2025: 5,845 count
count. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.
All 25 values
Periodcount
20255,845
20245,799
20235,755
20225,677
20215,176
20204,830
20194,638
20184,528
20174,456
20164,402
20154,347
20144,241
20134,146
20124,140
20114,101
20104,053
20094,052
20084,020
20073,953
20063,841
20053,754
20043,670
20033,554
20023,462
20013,364

Compared with South Dakota and United States

Place2025
Pennington County5,845
South Dakota40,814
United States12,112,924

Pennington County compared with nearby places

Aurora County: 102 countBeadle County: 680 countBennett County: 96 countBon Homme County: 244 countBrookings County: 1,419 countBrown County: 1,528 countBrule County: 256 countBuffalo County: 26 countButte County: 483 countCampbell County: 76 countCharles Mix County: 377 countClark County: 188 countClay County: 475 countCodington County: 1,428 countCorson County: 65 countCuster County: 430 countDavison County: 849 countDay County: 278 countDeuel County: 198 countDewey County: 154 countDouglas County: 134 countEdmunds County: 187 countFall River County: 361 countFaulk County: 129 countGrant County: 381 countGregory County: 228 countHaakon County: 108 countHamlin County: 290 countHand County: 166 countHanson County: 109 countHarding County: 69 countHughes County: 937 countHutchinson County: 298 countHyde County: 77 countJackson County: 83 countJerauld County: 106 countJones County: 58 countKingsbury County: 268 countLake County: 505 countLawrence County: 1,688 countLincoln County: 2,680 countLyman County: 142 countMcCook County: 242 countMcPherson County: 95 countMarshall County: 213 countMeade County: 1,092 countMellette County: 42 countMiner County: 106 countMinnehaha County: 10,086 countMoody County: 214 countOglala Lakota County: 134 countPennington County: 5,845 countPerkins County: 143 countPotter County: 144 countRoberts County: 305 countSanborn County: 89 countSpink County: 264 countStanley County: 155 countSully County: 97 countTodd County: 105 countTripp County: 264 countTurner County: 358 countUnion County: 893 countWalworth County: 262 countYankton County: 869 countZiebach County: 30 count
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Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Pennington County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Average number of establishments with jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. An establishment is a single place of business, such as a factory, store or office; a company with several locations has several.

Counts places of business, not firms: for firms use employer_firms. Changes in how large employers report their locations can move the count without any change in activity.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Business establishments (QCEW), Pennington County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Business establishments (QCEW), Pennington County, 2001 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/pennington-county-south-dakota. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Business establishments (QCEW), Pennington County, 2001 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/pennington-county-south-dakota.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Business establishments (QCEW), Pennington County, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/pennington-county-south-dakota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Pennington County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Pennington County was 5,845 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.8% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 66 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest business establishments (QCEW) in Pennington County?

5,845 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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