1992 CENSUS OF SERVICE INDUSTRIES
GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
SOUTH DAKOTA

FIRMS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAX

Data from the 1992 Census of Service Industries show that South
Dakota's 4,842 service industries establishments of firms with payroll
that were subject to Federal income tax had receipts totaling $1.8
billion. The 1992 data represent an increase of 78.8 percent in
receipts for the State since 1987.

For establishments with payroll in 1992, receipts of offices and
clinics of medical doctors totaled $305.2 million, compared with $202.4
million in 1987. Other leading service kinds of business in 1992 were
hotels and motels with $191.9 million in receipts, legal services with
$104.6 million, and offices and clinics of dentists with $79.4 million.

There were 34,446 paid employees (full- and part-time) working in
service industries in the State as of mid-March 1992, compared with
26,538 employees in 1987. Large employers included hotels and motels
with 5,009 employees, offices and clinics of doctors of medicine with
3,183 employees, and nursing and personal care facilities with 2,634
employees.

ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX

Data for the census show that South Dakota's 1,113 service industries
establishments of firms and other organizations with payroll that were
exempt from Federal income tax had revenue totaling $1.3 billion and
expenses of $1.2 billion in 1992. The 1992 data represent an increase
of 63.4 percent in expenses since 1987.

For establishments with payroll in 1992, revenue of hospitals totaled
$838.2 million, compared with $515.8 million in 1987. Other leading
classifications in 1992 were nursing and personal care facilities with
revenue of $100.6 million, and civic, social, and fraternal
associations with $47.9 million.

There were 32,841 paid employees (full- and part-time) as of mid-March
1992, compared with 25,832 employees in 1987. Hospitals had 17,234
employees; nursing and personal care facilities, 5,074 employees; and
residential care, 1,963 employees.