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.
Facilities in South Dakota633 FACILITIES
Listing 633 of 963: the facilities with a website, a size band or two sources on record. The rest are in site search.
| Facility | City | Industry | NAICS | Employees | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terex Load King Div | Elk Point | Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | 336211 | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Trail King Inds INC | Mitchell | Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | 336212 | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Twin City Die Castings CO - Watertown Div | Watertown | Primary Metal Manufacturing | 331522 | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Twin City Fan Companies LTD Dba Tcf Aerovent CO. | Aberdeen | Machinery Manufacturing | 333412 | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Twin City Fan Cos Brookings | Brookings | Machinery Manufacturing | 333412 | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Walling Chemical Company | Sioux Falls | Chemical Manufacturing | 325998 | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Wheeler Lumber L.l.c. | Whitewood | Wood Product Manufacturing | 321114 | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Wilson Trailer Company | Yankton | Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | 336212 | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Degeest Corporation | Tea | Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 332312 | 20–99 | UNVERIFIED |
| Raven Industries INC. (applied Technologies) | Sioux Falls | Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing | 334418 | — | UNVERIFIED |
| The Lankota Group | Huron | Machinery Manufacturing | 333111 | 20–99 | UNVERIFIED |
| A & a Engraving INC | Rapid City | Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 332813 | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Aviation Manufacturing Group, LLC DBA The Freeman Company | Yankton | Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | 336413 | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Brookings-sd-falcon Plastics | Brookings | Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 339113 | 1–19 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Cardinal Industries, INC. | Aberdeen | Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing | 326199 | — | REPORTED CLOSED |
| Dakota Foundry, INC. | Webster | Primary Metal Manufacturing | 331511 | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Empirical Technology | Dakota Dunes | Food Manufacturing | 311611 | 500+ | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Jerry's Electric, INC | Colman | Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing | 335311 | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Jr Distributing INC | Lake Norden | Food Manufacturing | 311119 | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Mds Manufacturing | Parkston | Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 332212 | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Novita Nutrition, LLC | Brookings | Food Manufacturing | 311119 | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Powdertech Corporation | Webster | Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 332812 | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Preform Solutions, INC. | Sioux Falls | Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing | 326160 | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Sd Industries | Alexandria | Primary Metal Manufacturing | 331210 | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Supreme Welding, INC. | Clear Lake | Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 332312 | 1–19 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Watertown SD | Watertown | Primary Metal Manufacturing | 331523 | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Dakota Fiberglass INC | Webster | Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing | 326199 | 1–19 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Gcp Applied Technologies INC. @ Gage Brothers | Sioux Falls | Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 327390 | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| T & R Service Company | Colman | Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing | 335311 | 1–19 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Ashley's Cabinets | Sioux Falls | Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing | 337110 | 20–99 | UNVERIFIED |
| Asphalt Paving & Materials | Huron | Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing | 324121 | 1–19 | UNVERIFIED |
| Banner Engineering | Aberdeen | Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing | 334111 | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Bimbo Bakeries | Sioux Falls | Food Manufacturing | 311812 | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Central Plains Industries | Clark | Machinery Manufacturing | 333111 | 20–99 | UNVERIFIED |
| Concrete Dakota Redi Mix INC. | Watertown | Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 327390 | 1–19 | UNVERIFIED |
| Counterpart, INC | Brookings | Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 332322 | 20–99 | UNVERIFIED |
| Donnerite INC. | Howard | Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing | 326199 | 1–19 | UNVERIFIED |
| K-w Manufacturing | Sioux Falls | Machinery Manufacturing | 333111 | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Lucid Manufacturing Incorporated (former) | Mitchell | Wood Product Manufacturing | 321999 | — | UNVERIFIED |
| Metrix, LLC | Watertown | Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 332812 | 20–99 | UNVERIFIED |
| Midwest Ready Mix | Vermillion | Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 327320 | 1–19 | UNVERIFIED |
| Overbuilt | Huron | Machinery Manufacturing | 333120 | — | UNVERIFIED |
| United Concrete | Harrisburg | Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 327320 | 20–99 | UNVERIFIED |
| Winter, INC. | Sioux Falls | Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 327390 | 20–99 | UNVERIFIED |
| Ace Ready Mix- Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls | Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 327320 | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Badlands Distillery LLC | Kadoka | Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing | 312140 | 1–19 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Baker Timber Products Inc. | Rapid City | Wood Product Manufacturing | 321113 | 20–99 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Bel Brands USA | Brookings | Food Manufacturing | 311513 | 100–499 | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Benchmark Foam (former) | Watertown | Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing | 326140 | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |
| Black Hills Ammunition INC | Rapid City | Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 332992 | — | LIKELY ACTIVE |

