Manufacturing facilities in South Dakota
The Food Manufacturing industry has 163 facilities listed in the register. The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 1006 establishments in South Dakota in 2025. Smithfield Foods employs 3136 people at its Sioux Falls facility.
SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE
Map, counties and cities
Biggest counties
Minnehaha202Pennington95Codington66Lincoln54Brookings43Brown36Davison34Union31All 57 counties
Minnehaha 202Pennington 95Codington 66Lincoln 54Brookings 43Brown 36Davison 34Union 31Yankton 30Beadle 29Meade 26Lawrence 23Lake 13Clay 12Grant 11Butte 11Hutchinson 11Kingsbury 10Turner 9Custer 9Roberts 8Moody 8Douglas 7Deuel 7Marshall 6Hand 6Hughes 6Bon Homme 5Day 5Hanson 5Charles Mix 4Hamlin 4Sanborn 4Brule 4Potter 4Jerauld 3McPherson 3Clark 3Campbell 3Fall River 3Miner 3Perkins 2Harding 2Todd 2Sully 2Dewey 2Edmunds 2Gregory 2Spink 2Haakon 2Aurora 1Jackson 1Faulk 1Lyman 1Mellette 1McCook 1Tripp 1
Biggest cities
Sioux Falls175Rapid City91Watertown66Aberdeen36Brookings35Mitchell33Yankton31Huron31Brandon27Tea18Sturgis15Madison13
Federal labor statistics counted at least 1,006 manufacturing establishments in South Dakota in 2025, employing about 43,972 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 963, about 96% of that figure.
What South Dakota makes21 INDUSTRIES
Food Manufacturing163Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing135Machinery Manufacturing121Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing90Transportation Equipment Manufacturing66Chemical Manufacturing63Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing58Miscellaneous Manufacturing55Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing48Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing44Wood Product Manufacturing40Printing and Related Support Activities24Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing21Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing17Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing12Primary Metal Manufacturing11Paper Manufacturing7Textile Product Mills6Apparel Manufacturing4Textile Mills3Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing1
Bars are drawn against the largest subsector listed; the figure is the facility count.

