Offices of lawyers in South Dakota 427 establishments · 1,571 employees · 2024
Firms (SD)
427
Employment
1,571
Avg Annual Pay
$74,207
State Rank
#50 of 52
How South Dakota compares to national
Metric
South Dakota
National
South Dakota vs. U.S.
Establishments
427
189,717
0.2% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$74,207
$136,372
-$62,165 (-45.6%)
Location quotient
0.68
1.00
32% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
3.7
5.8
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Year-over-year firm growth
-0.2%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 0.68 means offices of lawyers are 32% under-represented in South Dakota's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 541110. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json