Yankton County · South Dakota · Midwest · 16k residents
Yankton, SD: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Yankton: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the South Dakota median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,105/wk. South Dakota's corporate income tax rate is 0%. Commercial electricity averages 10.5¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,105/wk
Corporate income tax
0%
Bachelor's degree or higher
33.2%
Commercial electricity
10.5¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Yankton's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
9/100
Cooling
Ranks Yankton's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $222,700 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $185 |
| Property tax rate | 1.17% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $672/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $857/mo |
| State & local income tax | 0% |
| Sales tax | 6.1% |
| Corporate income tax | 0% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,105/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 33.2% |
| Commercial electricity | 10.5¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 37.0/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $96,310 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $78,060 |
| Wage: General manager | $137,400 |
| Wage: Customer service | $40,650 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $37,650 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $58,690 |
| Wage: Electrician | $61,390 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $34,370 |
| Cost of living index | 79 |
| Groceries index | 96 |
| Utilities | $140/mo |
| Transit pass | $35/mo |
| Gas price | $3.10/gal |
| Healthcare index | 96 |
| Childcare (per child) | $800/mo |
| Median household income | $67,804 |
| Unemployment rate | 2% |
| Population | 16k |
| Crime index | 42/100 |
| School rating | 6.0/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 63/100 |
| Avg. commute | 17 min |
| Sunny days / year | 210 days |
| July high | 87°F |
| January low | 10°F |
| Annual snowfall | 38 in |
| Home price YoY | +1.6% |
| Home price MoM | -0.4% |
| Rent YoY | — |
| Rent MoM | — |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | -1.7% |
| Building permits YoY | -56.1% |
| Ocean coast | 919 mi |
| Big lake | 93 mi |
| Mountains | 315 mi |
| Major airport | 59 mi |
| Ski resort | 337 mi |
Popular comparisons
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Similar size
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- Is Yankton a good place to run a business?
- South Dakota's corporate income tax rate is 0%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,105/wk; commercial electricity averages 10.5¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Yankton, SD?
- Yankton indexes at 79 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $857/mo and a acs median home value of $222,700.
- How much does a house cost in Yankton?
- The acs median home value in Yankton is $222,700 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Yankton?
- A two-bedroom in Yankton rents for about $857/mo.