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Bennett County, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Bennett County, South Dakota had an estimated 3,289 residents on July 1, 2024, down 2.7 percent since the 2020 census base of 3,379, across 1,185 square miles. County output reached $142.7 m in 2024, 60 establishments operate here.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bennett County
How many people live in Bennett County
- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20243,345
- Households920
- Average household size3.64
- Median household income$53,750
- Median age27.4
- Median gross rent$617 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$156,400
- Home value to household income2.9 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over1,734
- Population under 181,174
- Share under 1835.1 percent
- Population 65 and over512
- Share 65 and over15.3 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 641,659
- Civilian labor force1,180
- Unemployment rate10.0 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over54.4 percent
- Rank by population among South Dakota counties45th of 66
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents, Puerto Rico included3014th of 3,222
Bennett County is the 45th largest of 66 South Dakota counties by population. A median home costs 2.9 times median household income, which is affordable by national standards. Residents under 18 outnumber those 65 and over, at 35.1 percent against 15.3 percent, a household formation profile rather than a retirement one.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bennett County
Is Bennett County's population growing?
- Population, July 1, 20243,289
- Census 2020 base population3,379
- Population change since the 2020 census base-2.66 percent
- Population change, 2023 to 2024-23
- Births, 202449
- Deaths, 202440
- Natural change, 20249
- Net domestic migration, 2024-40
- Net international migration, 20248
- Total net migration, 2024-32
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-151
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2673rd of 3,144
The county has lost 2.66 percent of its population since the 2020 census base. More people left than moved in during 2024 and births over deaths did not make up the difference, so the population fell.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Bennett County
Where are people moving to Bennett County from?
- Tax returns filed by households arriving41
- People arriving, from those returns80
- Tax returns filed by households leaving20
- Net household movement21
- Adjusted gross income arriving$1.4 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$1.0 m
- Average income of an arriving household$33,683
- Average income of a leaving household$18,250
- Largest single destinationPennington County (20 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|
Households arriving report $15,433 more average income than households leaving, so the migration is raising local spending power rather than just moving it around.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Bennett County
What is the Bennett County economy?
- County GDP, 2024$142.7 m
- County GDP, 2023$145.8 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 2024-2.2 percent
- GDP change over five years43.4 percent
- Rank by GDP among the South Dakota areas BEA publishes55th of 66
- Rank by GDP among the US county areas BEA publishes2995th of 3,127
- GDP per resident$42,651
Output grew -2.2 percent in the latest year and 43.4 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Bennett County
Employment by industry in Bennett County
- Covered employment, annual average846
- Establishments reporting98
- Average annual pay$42,513
- Average weekly wage$818
- Construction, employment130
- Construction, average annual pay$40,505
- Retail trade, employment120
- Retail trade, average annual pay$26,619
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, employment29
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, average annual pay$33,286
- Other services, except public administration, employment18
- Other services, except public administration, average annual pay$34,776
- Information, employment13
- Professional, scientific and technical services, employment6
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 130 | 11 | $40,505 |
| Retail trade | 120 | 12 | $26,619 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 29 | 10 | $33,286 |
| Other services, except public administration | 18 | 8 | $34,776 |
| Information | 13 | 5 | $38,828 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 6 | 5 | $53,300 |
Construction is the largest private sector at 130 jobs, 15.4 percent of covered employment.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Bennett County
How many businesses are in Bennett County?
- Establishments, all industries60
- Employment at those establishments607
- Annual payroll$24.3 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents17.9
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against. County Business Patterns counts private establishments with paid employees in March 2023, while the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages above counts every unemployment-insured employer, public ones included, as a 2024 annual average, so the two establishment and employment counts differ.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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Building permits in Bennett County
- Housing units authorized by permit, 20240
- Declared construction value permitted$0
- Single family units authorized0
- Multifamily units authorized0
No residential units were authorized by permit in 2024. In a small county this is common and is not by itself a sign of distress, but it does mean there is no recent residential pipeline to read demand from.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Bennett County
How large is Bennett County?
- Land area1,185 sq mi
- Rank by land area among South Dakota counties23rd of 66
- Width, east to west44.6 mi
- Height, north to south27.2 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary4
- Residents per square mile of land3
- Establishments per square mile0.05
- Radon levels in Bennett County, EPA zone predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/LZone 2
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Traffic counts, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Feasibility studies
When a Bennett County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Bennett County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20243,345
- Households920
- Average household size3.64
- Median household income$53,750
- Median age27.4
Common questions
Bennett County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bennett County, South Dakota?
The Census Bureau estimates 3,289 residents on July 1, 2024 (US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024). The American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimate is 3,345, in 920 households, ranking 45th of 66 South Dakota counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Bennett County's population growing?
The population has fallen 2.66 percent since the 2020 census base of 3,379, to 3,289 on July 1, 2024. In 2024 there were 49 births against 40 deaths, with net migration of -32. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Bennett County?
$53,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $156,400, which is 2.9 times income, and median gross rent is $617 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are in Bennett County?
60 establishments, employing 607 people with an annual payroll of $24.3 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is employment by industry in Bennett County?
Construction is the largest private sector at 130 jobs, 15.4 percent of covered employment. Covered employment averages 846 jobs at an average annual pay of $42,513, or $818 a week. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How many building permits were issued in Bennett County?
No residential units were authorized by permit in 2024. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Bennett County?
Zone 2, a predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Are traffic counts available for Bennett County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Bennett County?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame, to be confirmed locally.
Bennett County
Cities and places in Bennett.
2 Census places lie wholly or partly in Bennett County. All 2 carry enough published place level data for a page of their own and are linked.
| Place | Type | Population | SBA 7(a) approvals, projects in this county | Lies in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin | city | 947 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Allen | CDP | 783 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |