Document Type
Report
Publication Date
6-2025
Keywords
Retail Pull, Economic Analysis, Trade
Disciplines
Business Intelligence | Marketing
Abstract
This paper provides an analysis of retail sales and retail trade in the state of South Dakota for the ten years 2015 to 2024. This paper provides a detailed analysis of the fifteen largest communities in the state, with further analysis of each community reporting retail sales to the state Department of Revenue.
This analysis will provide information to community leaders in the cities and towns of South Dakota. Retail pull is an economic indicator that provides a measure of community’s economic health and its ability to attract shoppers, both shoppers from its own community and from other communities. A community that has a healthy retail economy is generally able to attract shoppers from its own community as well as surrounding communities.
Recommended Citation
Wergin, Rand E., "A Survey of Retail Trade Patterns in South Dakota: 2015-2024" (2025). Faculty Publications. 4.
https://red.library.usd.edu/emm-fp/4