South Dakota state prices & labor vs the US
Where South Dakota sits against the national average on the prices households and builders feel first. All states: /states.
Regular gasoline
$4.25
AAA · 2026-10-02 · −3.2% vs US
Residential electricity
15.37¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +5.8% YoY · −16.1% vs US
Industrial electricity
9.83¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +5.4% YoY · +0.6% vs US
Labor
Construction avg weekly wage
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BLS QCEW · — · — YoY
Unemployment rate
2.0%
BLS LAUS · Aug 2026 · -0.1pp over 1y · US 4.2%
Each figure carries its own source date — they update on different schedules. Data: geo.json.