South Dakota

Cold (18)

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Construction Employment
31K#45 in US
-81.0% vs national avg
Avg Hourly Wage
$32.05/hr#47 in US
-13.3% vs national avg
Federal Awards
$2.9B#33 in US
Employment per Capita
33.6%#7 in US
Avg Award Size
$96.0K
Market Concentration
Top 5: 42.9%
Did You Know?

Construction wages in South Dakota are 13% below the national average, signaling strong cost competitiveness.

Construction Employment — Top States

CA
920K
TX
870K
FL
653K
NY
399K
NC
274K
SD
31K

Average Hourly Wage — Top States

AK
$50.92 /hr
MA
$46.00 /hr
HI
$43.67 /hr
DC
$43.55 /hr
CA
$42.58 /hr
SD
$32.05 /hr

Open Federal Bids in South Dakota

Upgrade Refrigeration Equipment

USDA ARS AFM APD

Due: 2026-04-27Full and Open

Comanche Park Campground Reconstruction

Black Hills National Forest

Due: 2026-05-11SBA
View all bids in South Dakota

Date Range

Federal Contracts

$2.9B

90.0%

Median Home Value

$312K

2.5%

Construction Employment

30,910

Market Demand

Low0/100

Funding Overview

$72.9Mtotal tracked

Federal Contracts

$2.9B

State DOT Budget

$800

FederalState

Where the Money Goes

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Spending by Fiscal Year

Agency Breakdown

$15.5Mtotal awards
Department of Health and Human Services88%
Department of the Interior8%
Department of Energy1%
Department of Veterans Affairs1%
Other1%

Contractor Market Share

Contractor Market Share

  • CONTI FEDERAL SERVICES, LLC
  • FEDERAL CONTRACTING INC
  • BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC
  • VOITH HYDRO INC
  • WALSH FEDERAL LLC
  • Other

Top Contractors

#ContractorAmount
#1CONTI FEDERAL SERVICES, LLC$393.7M
#2FEDERAL CONTRACTING INC$369.7M
#3BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC$208.1M
#4VOITH HYDRO INC$163.8M
#5WALSH FEDERAL LLC$138.7M
#6MDM CONSTRUCTION LLC$134.4M
#7FLINTCO, LLC$126.5M
#8R. C. CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.$123.0M
#9LACREEK DEVELOPMENT CORP$79.1M
#10KOMADA LLC$66.4M
#11PROJECT SOLUTIONS, INC.$39.4M
#12RICHARD GROUP LLC$34.7M
#13SEALASKA CONSTRUCTORS LLC$34.7M
#14SAW GREENLAND, LLC$34.6M
#15R.C.S. CONSTRUCTION, INC.$32.3M
#16MORRIS INC.$29.7M
#17AC JV ONE LLC$29.0M
#18PESKA CONSTRUCTION, INC.$28.4M
#19PCC VENTURES$23.2M
#20NOVA GROUP, INC.$23.0M

Recent Awards(20)

Federal contracts may have multi-year performance periods. Dates reflect the award action date from USAspending.gov.

DateRecipientAmount
Apr 1, 2026$5.8M
Feb 23, 2026$2.9M
Jan 30, 2026$2.1M
Jan 15, 2026$1.3M
Jan 27, 2026$660K
Feb 13, 2026$412K
Apr 10, 2026$346K
Mar 12, 2026$305K
Jan 20, 2026$297K
Feb 25, 2026$222K
Feb 3, 2026$207K
Feb 9, 2026$198K
Feb 26, 2026$155K
Mar 24, 2026$137K
Jan 21, 2026$134K
Feb 6, 2026$132K
Mar 5, 2026$108K
Apr 15, 2026$104K
Apr 15, 2026$74K
Feb 6, 2026$61K

Housing Market

$312K

2.5%

2026-02

Market Intelligence

Low0/100

Construction Demand

Major National Contractors

FLR

Fluor Corporation

ACM

AECOM

J

Jacobs Solutions

TPC

Tutor Perini

MTZ

MasTec

PWR

Quanta Services

EME

EMCOR Group

GVA

Granite Construction

Workforce

Employment

30,910

Avg Hourly Wage

$32.05

Avg Annual Wage

$66,664

Bridge Conditions

Total Bridges

5,892

Poor Condition

310

5.3% of total

Average Age

50 yrs

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