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Employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services in South Dakota

Employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services in South Dakota was 2,214 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.3% from 2022. That is the 48th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count2,214
Change on 2022+2.3%
Rank48th of 51US states ranked
Series high2,2142023
Series low1,8272012
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Employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services in South Dakota, 2012 to 2023

1,8001,9002,0002,1002,2002,3002012201420162018202020232012: 1,827 count2013: 1,911 count2014: 1,899 count2015: 1,928 count2016: 1,943 count2017: 1,968 count2018: 1,994 count2019: 1,993 count2020: 2,009 count2021: 2,077 count2022: 2,165 count2023: 2,214 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-06-26.
All 12 values
Periodcount
20232,214
20222,165
20212,077
20202,009
20191,993
20181,994
20171,968
20161,943
20151,928
20141,899
20131,911
20121,827

Compared with United States

Place2023
South Dakota2,214
United States989,182

Rankings

Definition

Number of establishments with paid employees in professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns.

County Business Patterns: establishments (single physical locations, not firms) with paid employees during the pay period including 12 March. Excludes the self-employed and businesses without employees (nonemployer_establishments_*), government employers, crop and animal production, rail transportation, the Postal Service and private households. Establishment counts are not perturbed; the noise Census adds since 2017 applies to employment and payroll, which are not served here. Published about 18 months after the reference year.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms (Employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services, South Dakota, 2012 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/

MLA 9

County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms, Employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services, South Dakota, 2012 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 June 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-professional-services/south-dakota. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms. Employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services, South Dakota, 2012 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-professional-services/south-dakota.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms, Employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services, South Dakota, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-professional-services/south-dakota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services in South Dakota?

Employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services in South Dakota was 2,214 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.3% from 2022. That is the 48th highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services in South Dakota?

2,214 in 2023, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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