Jurisdiction · SD

Starting a business in SD

The largest industries in SD by operator count, each linking to the full record for that industry in this jurisdiction. 436 occupational licences are on record here across 191 distinct titles, 0 of them exam-gated.

Industry	Operators here	People employed	Where it is easiest
Religious Organizations	891	5,310	licensing
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	724	3,186	licensing
Full-Service Restaurants	656	12,160	licensing
Limited-Service Restaurants	598	12,541	licensing
Residential Remodelers	467	1,218	licensing
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	436	761	licensing
Commercial Banking	418	9,833	licensing
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels	410	6,596	licensing
New Single-Family Housing Construction (exce	400	1,324	licensing
General Automotive Repair	371	1,591	licensing
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Cont	364	4,216	licensing
Landscaping Services	357	1,419	licensing
Offices of Lawyers	322	1,422	licensing
Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Inst	312	2,791	licensing
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)	311	3,065	licensing
Offices of Dentists	288	2,906	licensing
General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Tru	287	2,108	licensing
Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health	284	7,036	licensing
Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellin	270	835	licensing
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	268	2,738	licensing
Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Truc	248	728	licensing
Janitorial Services	245	2,301	licensing
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars	242	2,617	licensing
Child Care Services	241	3,785	licensing

Operator and employment counts are from the US Census County Business Patterns; licence counts from the CareerOneStop register. Suppressed cells are excluded rather than counted as zero.