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Garretson, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Garretson is a Census city of 1,176 people across 1.46 square miles of land, in Minnehaha County. Median household income is $59,741, 62.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Garretson
What Garretson is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.46 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land808 plus or minus 162
- County holding the largest share of its areaMinnehaha County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Garretson
How many people live in Garretson
- Population1,176 plus or minus 236
- Median age48.5
- Population under 18247 plus or minus 99
- Share under 1821.0 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Population 65 and over278 plus or minus 77
- Share 65 and over23.6 percent
- Households568
- Family households249 plus or minus 60
- Share of households that are families43.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Garretson
Income and work in Garretson
- Median household income$59,741
- Per capita income$37,143
- Civilian labor force577 plus or minus 118
- Employed540 plus or minus 108
- Unemployed37 plus or minus 44
- Unemployment rate6.4 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Adults 25 and over831
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.0 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Garretson
Housing in Garretson
- Housing units600
- Occupied units568
- Vacant units32 plus or minus 21
- Vacancy rate5.3 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Owner occupied356 plus or minus 75
- Renter occupied212 plus or minus 86
- Ownership rate62.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$203,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$697
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.0 percent
- Single family units353 plus or minus 75
- Share single family58.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more199 plus or minus 88
- Share in buildings of two or more33.2 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Mobile homes48 plus or minus 28
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Garretson
How Garretson gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute495 plus or minus 101
- Commuting under 15 minutes112 plus or minus 39
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.6 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more199 plus or minus 54
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.2 percent
- Drove alone85.4 percent
- Carpooled4.6 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home8.5 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Garretson
SBA loans in Garretson (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,916,100
- Average approval$638,700
- Median approval$832,000
- Largest approval$988,000
- Jobs supported6
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more66.7 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Garretson, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Garretson
SBA loans in Garretson (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$386,000
- Average approval$128,667
- Median approval$91,000
- Largest approval$270,000
- Jobs supported14
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Garretson, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Garretson
Flood risk in Garretson
- NFIP communityCity of Garretson
- NFIP community number460177
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Garretson participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460177 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Minnehaha County, not Garretson
Minnehaha County context, not Garretson figures
- Establishments in Minnehaha County6,262
- Covered employment, Minnehaha County138,556
- Average annual pay, Minnehaha County$65,100
- Housing units permitted, Minnehaha County2,421
Every figure in this section is published for Minnehaha County as a whole and is not a measurement of Garretson.
All Minnehaha County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, 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 →
Common questions
Garretson questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Garretson, South Dakota?
1,176, in 568 households. Garretson city covers 1.46 square miles of land, which is 808 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Garretson in?
Minnehaha County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Garretson?
$59,741. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $203,800. Median gross rent is $697 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Garretson businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $1.9 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $832,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $386,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Garretson, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Garretson borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Garretson. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Garretson in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Garretson appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Garretson, city of, community 460177, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Garretson figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Minnehaha County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Garretson.
Is zoning published for Garretson?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.