Child day care in South Dakota 251 establishments · 3,664 employees · 2024
Firms (SD)
251
Employment
3,664
Avg Annual Pay
$23,285
State Rank
#50 of 52
How South Dakota compares to national
Metric
South Dakota
National
South Dakota vs. U.S.
Establishments
251
79,233
0.3% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$23,285
$32,550
-$9,265 (-28.5%)
Location quotient
0.95
1.00
5% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
14.6
12.5
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Year-over-year firm growth
-1.6%
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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 0.95 means child day care are 5% 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 624410. 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